Dox
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 plural of doc form-of, plural, slang
- 2 Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.). plural, plural-only, slang
"Why is it that, even after DECADES of carping from Jerry Pournelle, software companies STILL don't hire competent professionals to write their dox?"
- 1 Alternative spelling of doxx (“publish the personal information of (an individual) without their consent”). alt-of, alternative
"“Nick Fuentes has been fully doxed and it’s being shared to millions of women across every social media platform,” an account associated with the hacker collective Anonymous posted over the weekend."
- 1 A surname
Example
More examples"Why is it that, even after DECADES of carping from Jerry Pournelle, software companies STILL don't hire competent professionals to write their dox?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin documentumlbor. Middle French documentbor. English document English docs English dox Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents.
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