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

“The El Segundo Times were very eager to dox where my children sleep; they thought that was newsworthy,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

"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

Nicolette added that many pro-Palestinian students have also been doxed, their names put on websites.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 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

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

The doxing charge was dropped after he informed a prosecutor of his error late last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 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

Costero himself became a target, facing legal threats and a doxing campaign that revealed his personal information, branded him an electronic extortionist, and painted Wikipedia’s volunteer editors as enemies of the people.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025

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