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. ) )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dox doxed doxing

“You dox, you get suspended, end of story, that’s it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

“You dox, you get suspended, end of story,” he added, before abruptly signing out.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

"If you dox, you get suspended. End of story," Musk said repeatedly in response to questions.

From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022

“No special treatment: you dox, you get suspended. End of story.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

The dox are all fools, but one: and the pashints are lyres, ivery man Jack.

From Hard Cash by Charles Reade

But Bondi also seemed to justify masking, saying that officers, and their families, were being threatened and doxed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

He told the BBC he had been doxed and his parents harassed.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023

“Our lead attorney was doxed, and they had a massive protest at his house,” Mr. Harden said.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2023

I feel like we’re all struggling with how we deal with the threat of misinformation as well as the idea of someone being doxed.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2022

During the August 2021 hearing, Little testified that Zacharek exchanged text messages with Duncan about how he was going to handle getting doxed.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2022

What it too often comes up against are parasocial responses, antagonism, doxing, or a preciousness around the critique, particularly at a time when Hollywood has rolled back on Black storytelling.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Millers and their children moved from their Virginia home into military housing last year amid what the White House has described as a campaign of stalking, doxing and threats against the family.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

When, during a moment of protracted silence, the agent threatened to put the video back on if no one had questions, I asked about harassment and doxing.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

DHS officials have defended the practice, saying it protects agents from doxing or harassment.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026

The Times identified hundreds of other UCC filings with no apparent legal basis that also listed the home addresses of government officials and prominent power-brokers, effectively turning the state’s public database into a doxing tool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

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