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

See Examples For:

dox doxed doxing

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

From Los Angeles 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

Within 24 hours of the dox, the Lafayette Police Department announced that Zacharek had been fired.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2022

Always the woman appears as the practical guide; the one who keeps her head, even in love:—    Elle l'a mis a raison:     "Aucassins, biax amis dox,     En quele tere en irons nous?"

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams

Tech mogul Elon Musk is being sued by a Texas resident who says the billionaire misidentifying him in a social media post led to him being harassed and doxed.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

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

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023

For corroborating dream hampton's work as a witness in the first episodes, back-up singer and dancer Jovante Cunningham says that in addition to being ostracized, she was doxed and her personal information was released online.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2023

The YouTuber has been a polarizing personality on the platform, has been doxed and accused of cheating in Minecraft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2022

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

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

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

On the subject of intimidation — that’s also one of the things that I wanted to get your thoughts on, particularly the pizza doxing you mentioned.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2025

Some argue that federal agents have become spooked in recent years as the threat of doxing — not just to them, but their families — has magnified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

Celebrities and influencers have been shocked to learn a controversial gossip website accused of allowing stalking, harassment, doxing and "relentless trolling" towards them was being run by a 41-year-old vegan influencer called Sebastian Bond.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025