obe

noun1

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

adjective1

1. •
   Initialism of overcome / overtaken by events (i.e., now obsolete).

noun6

1. •
   Initialism of Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
2. •
   Initialism of out-of-body experience.
3. •
   Initialism of outcome-based education.
4. •
   Initialism of one big explanation.

   • For this government, the OBE for our economic troubles was first Covid, then Ukraine. — 2022
5. •
   Initialism of operating-basis earthquake.
6. •
   (humorous) Initialism of out-of-buggy experience.