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Brett

//bɹɛt// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the nickname meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany".
  2. 2
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

    "In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre."

  3. 3
    A river in Suffolk, England, which joins the Suffolk River Stour at Higham in Babergh district.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Brett (“Brettanomyces”). alt-of, uncountable

    "The brewery produces a series of wild brett beers called Cases of the Mondays, a name inspired by the movie Office Space."

  2. 2
    A britchka; a kind of horse-drawn carriage. archaic
  3. 3
    Brettanomyces, a yeast genus that is used in brewing some beers, and can also affect the taste of wine. informal, uncountable
  4. 4
    A fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast. informal, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Short for Brettanomyces.

Etymology 2

Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.

Etymology 3

Short for Brettanomyces.

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