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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 "dude". | |
| Definitions include: intentional misspelling of guys. | |
| Definitions include: "your". | |
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| Definitions include: "tomorrow". | |
| Definitions include: "for real". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "back-yard barbeque". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "safe for work." | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: a person who acts like they know everything but actually knows nothing. | |
| Definitions include: shortened version of "okay, thanks, bye." | |
| Definitions include: commercial software available for piracy on the same day it is released to the public. | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of "message". | |
| Definitions include: "hacker". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "talk to the hand". | |
| Definitions include: "credibility". | |
| Definitions include: "I love you too". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun". | |
| Definitions include: a "syndrome" involving a company's hesitance or refusal to use any idea or product it didn't invent or create. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "not safe for life". | |
| Definitions include: to send a short message to someone or call them briefly, often to enquire about their availability. | |
| Definitions include: rules governing socially acceptable behavior on Twitter. | |
| Definitions include: online chatting acronym for "age, sex, location?" That is, an inquiry into a person's age, gender, and location. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a constitutional lawyer". | |
Other terms relating to 'information, gossip, speech, talk': | |
| 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". | |
| Definitions include: negative information about a person or organization. | |
| 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. | |
| Definitions include: See the 411. | |
| Definitions include: Gossip, Fun, Cheeky Chat. | |
| Definitions include: gossip, secret information. | |
| Definitions include: incessant, idle talk. | |
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