Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "dibs" magana ce ta yau da kullun da ake amfani da ita don neman haƙƙin mallaka ko mallakar wani abu. Hakanan yana iya nufin rabo ko rabon wani abu, musamman abinci. Misali, idan wani ya ce "Ina da dibs a kan yanki na ƙarshe na pizza," yana nufin suna da'awar samun shi kafin kowa. Ana yawan amfani da kalmar "dibs" tsakanin yara ko a cikin saitunan da ba na yau da kullun ba don yin da'awar akan wani abu da suke so.