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Barret, Barrett, or Barretts may refer to:

Definition

Someone that claims they will come out but bails at the last moment. It is often referred to 'Pulling a Barrett' and synonyms include; Big Bailer Barrett or Floppy J

Court cases

Barrett v. Rosenthal, a 2006 California Supreme Court case concerning online defamation
Barrett v. United States, a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that South Carolina had never effectively been subdivided into separate judicial districts

Fictional characters

Dana Barrett, character in the films Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, played by Sigourney Weaver
Elcid Barrett, captain of the Antelope in the folk song "Barrett's Privateers"
Barret Wallace, character in the video game Final Fantasy VII'
Betty Barrett, main character on the TV show Atomic Betty
Oliver Barrett, main character in the book Love Story and its film and musical adaptations

Organizations

Col. James Barrett Farm historic site, Concord, Massachusetts, object of British raid, April 19, 1775
Barrett Technology, robotics company
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, weapons manufacturing company
Barrett, The Honors College, Arizona State University
Barrett-Jackson, car auction company
Bill Barrett Corporation, energy company

Places & geographic features

United States

France

Ireland

Barony of Barretts, County Cork

Weaponry

People

Aaron Barrett (born 1974), lead singer of American ska band Reel Big Fish
Apollon Barret (1804–1879), French oboist
Arthur Barret (born 1836), American politician
Dave Barrett (born 1930), Canadian politician
Dicky Barrett (born 1964), lead singer of Boston based ska band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
George Barret, Jr. (1767–1842), Irish painter
George Barret, Sr. (1730–1784), Irish landscape artist
Jeanne Baré (or Barret) (1740–1803), French explorer and naturalist
John Richard Barret (1825–1903), U.S. Representative from Missouri
Ronnie Barrett (born 1954), founder of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
Syd Barrett (1946–2006), singer, songwriter and musician
Barrett family of Jamaica, an important family in the history of Jamaica

Other

Barrett's esophagus, a medical condition
Barrett reduction, an algorithm in modular arithmetic
Barrett (album), the second album by Syd Barrett

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 * [[Syd Barrett]] (1946–2006), singer, songwriter and musician
 * [[Barrett family of Jamaica]], an important family in the history of Jamaica
-* [[Barrett Quesadilla]] (1990-) Singer, Songwriter, entrepreneur, front man for the punk band Child Abduction
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