dox

[ doks ]

/ dɒks /

noun Slang.

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), doxed, dox·ing.Slang.

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.

Also doxx .

Origin of dox

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

Words nearby dox

dowsabel, dowse, dowser, dowsing rod, Dowson, dox, doxastic, doxazosin mesylate, doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride, doxographer

Example sentences from the Web for dox

Victims of careless ‘dox’ attempts say the consequences are miserable.
Web Sleuths Get It Wrong Again in Ferguson|Tim Mak|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is even worse when online actors “dox”—or publicly release the private information of—the incorrect person.
Web Sleuths Get It Wrong Again in Ferguson|Tim Mak|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Congressional timber was scarce on account of the test oath and the Fourteenth Amendment, so Dox secured a nomination.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming
My private name is Dox, but a King can't be called by his private name; he has to take one that is official.
The Road to Oz|L. Frank Baum

The dox are all fools, but one: and the pashints are lyres, ivery man Jack.
Hard Cash|Charles Reade
King Dox thanked Dorothy fervently for getting him the invitation to come to Oz, which he had all his life longed to visit.
The Road to Oz|L. Frank Baum

单词	dox
释义	dox [ doks ] / dɒks / noun Slang. 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), doxed, dox·ing.Slang. 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. Also doxx . Origin of dox First recorded in 2000–05; alteration of docs, plural of doc (shortening of document) Words nearby dox dowsabel, dowse, dowser, dowsing rod, Dowson, dox, doxastic, doxazosin mesylate, doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride, doxographer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dox Victims of careless ‘dox’ attempts say the consequences are miserable. Web Sleuths Get It Wrong Again in Ferguson\|Tim Mak\|August 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It is even worse when online actors “dox”—or publicly release the private information of—the incorrect person. Web Sleuths Get It Wrong Again in Ferguson\|Tim Mak\|August 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Congressional timber was scarce on account of the test oath and the Fourteenth Amendment, so Dox secured a nomination. Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama\|Walter L. Fleming My private name is Dox, but a King can't be called by his private name; he has to take one that is official. The Road to Oz\|L. Frank Baum The dox are all fools, but one: and the pashints are lyres, ivery man Jack. Hard Cash\|Charles Reade King Dox thanked Dorothy fervently for getting him the invitation to come to Oz, which he had all his life longed to visit. The Road to Oz\|L. Frank Baum
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