obe

noun

1. (historical)A particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.

   “It is probably that the τριακάδες represented ultimate division of the people, like the γένη of Attica; but it is difficult to see how such generic divisions could have born any relation to the local division of the obe.”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of operating-basis earthquake.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of out-of-body experience.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of outcome-based education.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of one big explanation.

   “For this government, the OBE for our economic troubles was first Covid, then Ukraine.”

7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, humorous, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of out-of-buggy experience.
8. (alt-of, obsolete, uncountable)Obsolete form of obeah.

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Office of Bilingual Education.
2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism)Initialism of Office of Business Economics, now BEA.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Oregon Board of Education.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Ottawa Board Of Education.

adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)Initialism of overcome / overtaken by events (i.e., now obsolete).