dooced

/ duːst /

adjective

1. to get dooced slang.
   to be dismissed from one's employment because of what one has written on a website or blog

Word History and Origins

Origin of dooced¹

C21: after the web address of the first person to experience this

Example Sentences

A year later, her blog candor got her fired, an experience that inspired a popular internet phrase, “Dooced,” referring to people who find themselves scanning job listings after posting ill-advised comments online.

From New York Times

Well, yes, I know it's hard—it's dooced almighty hard; and it looks like there was a big mistake somewheres, but it's no business of mine to say so.

From Project Gutenberg

Her blog's name entered the lingo: to be "Dooced" was to get fired from a job because of some indiscretion online.

From The Guardian

The only utterance, however, forced from him by the sublime thoughts that permeated his soul, was the emission of a white rolling volume of fragrant smoke, accompanied by two words: "Doocèd hot!"

From Project Gutenberg

Nature, you see—bai Jove!—and that sort of thing, for she is a dooced attractive girl.”

From Project Gutenberg