Who was Dibbs?

[Dial_tone]

That phrase "I got dibbs"....where did that come from? Was Dibbs a real person?

 

[ohashi]

It's "dibs," not "dibbs." And the story of it is that someone pulled it out of their ass one day, possibly based on something, but maybe not.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dib1.htm

 

[HumorMe]

It is suggested that this expression derives from a very old children's game called dibstones. This game, played with sheep knuckle-bones or pebbles, dates back at least to the 17th century (well, that's when the name first pops up in the written). The object was to capture one's opponent's stones, and when a stone was captured, the victorious player would call "Dibbs!" with the meaning "I claim [the stone]". It soon came to be used outside the game but with a similar meaning, and there you have it. Interestingly, that usage outside of the game isn't recorded until 1932 in the US.

 

[nycgirl]

No, I don't think so.

 

[silverfish]

It's "dibs," not "dibbs." And the story of it is that someone pulled it out of their ass one day, possibly based on something, but maybe not.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dib1.htm

Is it related to fives. Like when someone leaves a chair at a party and says "I got fives" then they have "dibs" on that chair for 5 minutes. After that anyone can sit there. Anyone else know about this?

 

[ohashi]

I've never heard anyone say "I've got fives" when they get up from a chair. But I'm not in second grade anymore.

 

[HumorMe]

I've never heard anyone say "I've got fives" when they get up from a chair. But I'm not in second grade anymore.

lol

 

[Whiskey]

dibs, comes from the greek word dibleda. It means "mine"





























Yeah i'm lying

Whiskey

 

[silverfish]

I've never heard anyone say "I've got fives" when they get up from a chair. But I'm not in second grade anymore.

Congrats. third grade is much harder.

 

[Lestat]

i have no clue, i never say it