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dox

[ doks ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a person’s identifying information, as address, phone number, name, or alias, when maliciously posted online to target that person for pranks, fraud, or other harassment.


verb (used with or without object)

Slang.
doxed, doxing.
  1. to publish the private personal information of (another person) or reveal the identity of (an online poster) without the consent of that individual:

    The professor was doxed by a bitter student who failed her class.

    Several players doxed the programmer because the final version of the game disappointed them.

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dox1

First recorded in 2000–05; alteration of docs, plural of doc (shortening of document ( def ) )
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Example Sentences

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Or a closet leftist who might dox him or inform the police?

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He sent over a dossier on the Tribune reporter, which opened with a brief manifesto: “This dox goes out to those that have been terrorized, doxed, harassed, slandered, and family names mutilated by these people.”

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Their exchange became more heated as Healy, according to screenshots of his since-deleted tweets shared on X, promised to Banks that he would “dox and f— you up” if she had anything to say about his fiancée, model Gabbriette.

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The website invites informants to report on teachers who share “objectionable curricula, policies, or programs”; it also posts personally identifying information that can easily be used to dox or harass educators.

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But he has already violated the order 10 times and sent clear signals to surrogates and supporters, who are not only expressing Trump's thoughts on his behalf but also trying to dox and threaten the 12 New Yorkers who voted to convict him.

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