doxx
doxx · doxxes · doxxed · doxxing
To publish personal information of without their consentTo publish personal information of (a person) without their consent.
UK/dɒks/US/dɑks/
» He deleted his rant because he was worried about being doxxed.
Meaning
2 senses(Internet, slang, transitive)To publish personal information of (a person) without their consent.
doxen
до́кситьdóksitʹ, деанонимизираватьdeanonimiziravatʹ
(Internet, slang, transitive)To reveal the operator of (an anonymous online account) without their consent.
Examples
3 sentencesHe deleted his rant because he was worried about being doxxed.
Tom got doxxed.
Tom was doxxed.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
to publish personal information (of an individual) on the Internet:
Deutsch
to publish personal information (of an individual) on the Internet:
Origin
A phonetic respelling of docs, which is a clipped form of documents.A phonetic respelling of docs, which is a clipped form of documents.
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Forms
doxxes, doxxing, doxxed, doxxedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle