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

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

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

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

The doxing charge recently was dropped by prosecutors after it was determined Brown had not revealed the agent’s home address, an essential element of the alleged crime, according to motions filed in that case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 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

Speaking to the BBC, Price says she has had many private documents posted onto the site - called doxing - including some of her confidential mail.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025

Revealing an editor’s personal information without their consent, a practice known as doxing, is a form of harassment that can result in a user’s being permanently banned from the site.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2025