oe

Noun (1)

oe (plural oes)

1. (literary, poetic, rare) A small island.
   • 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.1817, [Walter Scott], “Canto Third”, in Harold the Dauntless; […], Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC...

Noun (2)

UK/ɔɪ/

oe (plural oes)

1. A grandchild.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: OE

OE

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Old English.
   • An example of this is the word Os—'a god', which was often used as an initial element in OE personal names[…]1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xii
2. (New Zealand, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Overseas Experience.
3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Outlook Express.

Noun (3) capitalized: OE

OE (uncountable)

1. (Internet, abbreviation) Abbreviation of overemployment.
   • 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...2022 September 27, Fadeke Adegbuyi, “The Unlikely Cure for Burnout? A Second Job”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2023
   • 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?[2022 October 7, Isobel O'Sullivan, “Overemployment: Why Are People Choosing to Work Two Jobs?”, in Tech.co, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2023
2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of operating experience.
3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of occupational education.

Adjective capitalized: OE

OE (not comparable)

1. (Internet, abbreviation) Abbreviation of overemployed.
   • 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.2022 August 27, Danny Fortson, “The rise of WFH staff secretly working for more than one firm”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2022
   • 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'".2022 October 17, Chris Westfall, “Troubling Trend Of Overemployment: Can A Side Hustle Get You Fired?”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2023
2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of over educated.

Verb capitalized: OE

OE (third-person singular simple present OEs, present participle OEing, simple past and past participle OEed)

1. (Internet, abbreviation, intransitive) Abbreviation of overemployed (working more than one job simultaneously).
   • 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 furry2023 February 22, u/qviavdetadipiscitvr, “New way to bulletproof your OE”, in Reddit, r/overemployed, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2023
   • Before that, I was at a company where I could have easily OEed but didn't because it didn't even cross my mind.2023 March 14, u/computerjunkie7410, “Piece of advice you WISHED you had prior to starting OE ?”, in Reddit, r/overemployed, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2023

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Oe

Oe

1. A surname.