1 February 2016

dox (or doxx)

[doks]

verb (used with or without object), doxed or doxxed, doxing or doxxing.

1. 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.

Origin of dox

2000-2005; alteration of docs, short for documents

Related forms

doxing, doxxing, noun

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Examples from the Web for dox

Contemporary Examples

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 14, 2014

Victims of careless ‘ dox ’ attempts say the consequences are miserable.
Web Sleuths Get It Wrong Again in Ferguson
Tim Mak
August 14, 2014

Today’s quote

Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion? Without all doubt, we may. Herein all the children of God may unite, notwithstanding these smaller differences.

– John Wesley

On this day

1 February 1979 – After 14 years in exile, the Ayatollah Khomeini returns to a hero’s welcome in Tehran in which 5 million people welcomed him. He led a revolutionary army that overthrew the Shah of Iran.

1 February 1992 – the Cold War ends when US President George H.W. Bush and Russian leader, Boris Yeltsin issue a joint statement declaring an end to the decades long ‘war’.