oe
/oʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Initialism of Old English.
name
Initialism of Outlook Express.
adj
adj
Abbreviation of over educated.
Example Sentences
- "An example of this is the word Os—'a god', which was often used as an initial element in OE personal names[…]"
- "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.'""
- "Overemployment, or 'OE' to those in the community, can open up lucrative opportunities to those who know how to play the game well. But is doubling your workload the answer to a rapidly volatile job climate, or is it a legally dubious practice that puts employers on the back foot?"
- "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."
- "Rallying on reddit, Minute-Lock6073 says, "I started telling recruiters about my interest in a second job," the cloud computing specialist explains. "Both of my managers know that I am 'OE'"."
- "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
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ö, ø, ogha
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊ/
- British English: /əʊ/