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Oe
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- 1 Abbreviation of overemployed. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
"Isaac has two full-time programming positions at tech companies, a contract job, and he also runs Overemployed, which he likens to an online "campfire" where fellow "OE" workers swap advice on how best to balance multiple jobs and not get caught."
- 2 Abbreviation of over educated. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 1 Initialism of Old English. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"An example of this is the word Os—'a god', which was often used as an initial element in OE personal names[…]"
- 2 Initialism of Overseas Experience. New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of Outlook Express. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 1 Abbreviation of overemployment. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
"In a thread on the Overemployed subreddit, one poster who pondered the divide between anti-work proponents and the overemployed received a response saying, "Antiwork and OE have an overlap. Antiwork talks about how the system is against the workers and we should tear that system down. OE thinks the system is against the workers and says 'let's exploit it.'""
- 2 A small island. literary, poetic, rare
"I love my father's northern land, / Where the dark pine-trees grow, / And the bold Baltic's echoing strand / Looks o'er each grassy oe."
- 3 A grandchild.
- 4 Initialism of operating experience. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of occupational education. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
- 1 To be overemployed (working more than one job simultaneously). Internet, intransitive
"But then he might be found out at the other companies where he OEs as a transgender person. Obviously the solution is to interview as a furry"
Etymology
From Swedish ö and Danish ø. Doublet of ey.
From Scottish Gaelic ogha; for spelling see Scots.
See also for "oe"
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