Dibs vs Bf - What's the difference?
dibs | bf |
(informal) A claim to the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
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To claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve.
(dated) A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
(obsolete) A child's game, played with dib bones.
(Internet slang) boyfriend
(Internet slang) best friend
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As a noun dibs
is (informal) a claim to the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else or dibs can be (dated) a sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the east or dibs can be .As a verb dibs
is to claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve.As a symbol bf is
the iso 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for burkina faso.dibs
English
(wikipedia dibs)Etymology 1
Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Most commonly thought to be fromNoun
(-)- Dibs means I get the hammock.
- Who's got dibs on the chips?
Synonyms
* bags (Australia)Derived terms
* first dibsVerb
(es)Synonyms
* (to reserve) bagsy (UK), bags (Australia)Etymology 2
Noun
(-)- (Johnston)