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Definition of dox
dox
noun - plural
- personal information about a person (for example: their real name, home address, phone number) that has been released on the web. Usually used to harass or shame the person.
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- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: information, gossip, speech, talk.
Last edited on Oct 12 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 10 2012.
verb - transitive
- to release a person's "dox" (in the noun sense) on the web.
He deleted all of his accounts after he got doxxed.
- See more words with the same meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: information, gossip, speech, talk.
Last edited on Oct 10 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 10 2012.
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| Definitions include: alternate spelling of nellie. | |
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| Definitions include: shortened form of "regulation". | |
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| Definitions include: to gossip. | |
| Definitions include: secret or incriminating. | |
| Definitions include: a lot of talk; "babble". | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: excited. | |
| Definitions include: inside information; "gossip". | |
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| Definitions include: an informal chat. | |
| Definitions include: a true back-story or set of facts. | |
| Definitions include: a conversation or speech designed to raise a person or group's mood or confidence. | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
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