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, dox·ing.

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dox¹

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

Example Sentences

Talking to Dox after the game, there’s nowhere else we’d rather be.

From Washington Post

Victims of careless ‘dox’ attempts say the consequences are miserable.

From The Daily Beast

It is even worse when online actors “dox”—or publicly release the private information of—the incorrect person.

From The Daily Beast

My private name is Dox, but a King can't be called by his private name; he has to take one that is official.

From Project Gutenberg

King Dox thanked Dorothy fervently for getting him the invitation to come to Oz, which he had all his life longed to visit.

From Project Gutenberg

Congressional timber was scarce on account of the test oath and the Fourteenth Amendment, so Dox secured a nomination.

From Project Gutenberg

King Dox of Foxville; the great and wise sovereign who rules over our community.

From Project Gutenberg

My aid-de-camp, Major Dox, was confined at Buffalo by sickness.

From Project Gutenberg