Meanings
brett1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Brett (Brettanomyces).
The brewery produces a series of wild brett beers called Cases of the Mondays, a name inspired by the movie Office Space.
2014, Dan Rabin, Colorado Breweries, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 2261 more example
“Wild Wild Brett,” an early experiment of all-brett beers based on the color spectrum is now a part of the Crooked Stave lore, too.
2016, Christian DeBenedetti, The Great American Ale Trail (Revised Edition), Running Press, →ISBN - informaluncountableA fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.
brett2
Brett3
alternative Bret
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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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.
2022 May 12, Dave Davies, “Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?”, in NPR, spoken by Nicholas Confessore, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2023
Brett4
- informaluncountableBrettanomyces, a yeast genus that is used in brewing some beers, and can also affect the taste of wine.
Origin
Brett · proper noun
Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.
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brett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brett
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