dox

American  

[doks] / dɒks /

Also doxx

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.

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verb (used with or without object)

Slang.

doxed, doxing

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.

Etymology

Origin of dox

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

Example Sentences

As Molly White put it, “I’ve spent the better part of two decades dealing with people trying to dox and harass the volunteers who make Wikipedia the incredible resource it is today. I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.”

From Slate

The Australian government’s online safety watchdog defines doxxing, which is also known as “dropping dox” or documents, as the “intentional online exposure of an individual’s identity, private information or personal details without their consent.”

From Seattle Times

In subsequent in vitro experiments, the team was able to identify the optimum formulation and pH conditions for both DOX and anti-PD-1 release by the hydrogel.

From Science Daily

They were also able to establish that DOX release by the hydrogel induced more effective priming of anti-tumor immune responses at the tumor site.

From Science Daily

The mice were monitored for tumor size and survival time, and it was found that the subjects treated with combined DOX and anti-PD-1 loaded hydrogels had the longest survival times and smallest tumor size.

From Science Daily