Digs vs Dibs - What's the difference?
digs | dibs |
(pluralonly, colloquial) Lodgings. From diggings.
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(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.
As nouns the difference between digs and dibs
is that digs is plural of lang=en while dibs is a claim to the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.As verbs the difference between digs and dibs
is that digs is third-person singular of dig while dibs is to claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve.digs
English
Noun
(head)- Corley at the first go-off was inclined to suspect it was something to do with Stephen being fired out of his digs for bringing in a bloody tart off the street.
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*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)