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

“We shouldn’t have people continue to dox law enforcement.”

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

“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

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

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

The executive director of the center offered me cake, but declined to speak on the record, citing concerns after recently being doxed online.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2024

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

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

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

But the trial exposed far more personal information about the agent and his family than the alleged doxing incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 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

It followed a public plea from host Ariana Madix: "Don't be contacting people's families. Don't be doxing people. Don't be going on Islanders' pages and saying rude things."

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025

They’d been so proud to march barefaced, and now the internet at large was doxing them.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2025

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