![Tj on Twitter: "#honourslist - CBE, OBE, MBE...the real meaning. Ordinary Bloody English. https://t.co/X2Vz6wChIb" / Twitter Tj on Twitter: "#honourslist - CBE, OBE, MBE...the real meaning. Ordinary Bloody English. https://t.co/X2Vz6wChIb" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpLg1d5WEAATGn7.jpg)
Tj on Twitter: "#honourslist - CBE, OBE, MBE...the real meaning. Ordinary Bloody English. https://t.co/X2Vz6wChIb" / Twitter
![OBE - "Other Buggers` Efforts. This alternative meaning probably began in the British Army (thanks M Jackson) where it was a jibe at senior officers said to have been awarded the OBE OBE - "Other Buggers` Efforts. This alternative meaning probably began in the British Army (thanks M Jackson) where it was a jibe at senior officers said to have been awarded the OBE](http://acronymsandslang.com/acronym_image/2578/fee666d96b8f22f62e9087bbf6ab929f.jpg)
OBE - "Other Buggers` Efforts. This alternative meaning probably began in the British Army (thanks M Jackson) where it was a jibe at senior officers said to have been awarded the OBE
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