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Cunning Linguists Languages and their use. What languages do you speak and why? What do words really mean? Can you say things in one language that you can't say in another? Should there be a national language? How many languages should a person know and what are they?

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 #1 
Old 2008-10-18, 03:20
Leary Leary is offline
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What does "fair dibs" mean?

I tried googling it but couldn't find a proper answer.
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Old 2008-10-18, 07:51
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so you think insulting people will give you an answer? just for my statistics of despaired youngsters with no future, what is your mothers income in the strip club when she is cleaining the rest rooms, what was the last school education that you failed, and when did your father leave for buying cigarettes?
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Old 2008-10-18, 08:52
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It means 'fair enough', or to make it even simpler 'that makes sense'.
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Old 2008-10-18, 10:48
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Originally Posted by BSK
so you think insulting people will give you an answer? just for my statistics of despaired youngsters with no future, what is your mothers income in the strip club when she is cleaining the rest rooms, what was the last school education that you failed, and when did your father leave for buying cigarettes?


You're not British. Stop whining.

It means 'fair enough', or to make it even simpler 'that makes sense'.

This man speaks the truth.
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Old 2008-10-19, 12:49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BSK
so you think insulting people will give you an answer? just for my statistics of despaired youngsters with no future, what is your mothers income in the strip club when she is cleaining the rest rooms, what was the last school education that you failed, and when did your father leave for buying cigarettes?


OK.

It means 'fair enough', or to make it even simpler 'that makes sense'.

Yeah, that's what I thought but I read somewhere that it's only used after you "put something out there" and get "surprised at the reaction".
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Old 2008-10-19, 13:13
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Yeah, that's what I thought but I read somewhere that it's only used after you "put something out there" and get "surprised at the reaction".

Like in the context that you say something shocking, they get shocked and then you say 'fair dibs', because it is fair that they reacted that way..? Confused

Dibs also means pick, like you get your dibs, or if you offer a cigarette to someone you would say 'here, have your dibs'.

AND it also means look, asin 'have a dib at that' whilst pointing at a lass in mini skirt and low cut top.


The possibilities of the english language is endless.
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Old 2008-10-20, 02:35
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interesting. The only use for dibs here is for calling something first. It's an ice cream brand too.
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Old 2008-10-20, 09:41
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I live in England, and I've only heard "fair dibs" used for calling something first too.
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Old 2008-10-20, 13:16
Leary Leary is offline
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The possibilities of the english language is endless.

Yeah, but only the Brits seem to have an endless supply of cool slang.
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Old 2008-10-20, 14:47
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I live in England, and I've only heard "fair dibs" used for calling something first too.


Yeah but you wouldn't say fair dibs instead of 'me first' or 'ill have one of those', would you?

You would say 'dibs on that', which is what I meant by the cigarette thing.
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Old 2008-10-21, 06:06
Jooniar Jooniar is offline
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Over here.. Dibs is equal to bags which means to call for something. Example:

"I bags the top bunk" or "I call dibs on the top bunk"

Fair Dibs = Fair Game
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Old 2008-10-23, 12:38
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Durham, UK.
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Originally Posted by Jooniar
Over here.. Dibs is equal to bags which means to call for something. Example:

"I bags the top bunk" or "I call dibs on the top bunk"

Fair Dibs = Fair Game


I just said that.
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Old 2008-11-01, 21:44
Stainless Stainless is offline
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I'm British and I've never heard anyone say that. Lol.
 
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