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dibs on

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dibs on something
a claim on something. I've got dibs on the yellow one! Dibs on the front seat!
See also: dibs

(first) dibs on something (spoken)
to have the right to do or get hold of something I had first dibs on dessert and took the pie.
Usage notes: usually used with the verb get or as an interjection: Dibs on the ice cream!
See also: dibs


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Some high-powered friends -- Tommy Lasorda, Bill Walsh, Rafer Johnson and Bill Walsh -- pitched in, and the result of their efforts will finally be seen at a banquet tonight in Anaheim, where 19 sports figures get first dibs on celebrating their California-ness.
So in a way it was kind of preemptive to make sure that we had first dibs on the Caltech Alumni Association group within LinkedIn.
Communities linked to the bridge have had first dibs on the purchase.
 
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