dox
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dox pl (plural only)
- (slang) Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
- 1995, "J Eric Chard", Will Vinton's Playmation (on newsgroup comp.graphics.animation)
- Why is it that, even after DECADES of carping from Jerry Pournelle, software companies STILL don't hire competent professionals to write their dox?
- 2002, "X", this is getting old (on newsgroup houston.general)
- its ok, someone emailed me his address, phone #, ss#, the works. seems theres[sic] someone out there that dislikes him more than i do. i cant wait to hear how many people have his dox now. this should be really interesting...
- 2004, "Andrew D Kirch", Here is something that will work for the rest of us (on newsgroup news.admin.net-abuse.email)
- judging by the lack of the 6 it would appear we have our spammer here, LETS[sic] PULL HIS DOX!
- 1995, "J Eric Chard", Will Vinton's Playmation (on newsgroup comp.graphics.animation)
VerbEdit
dox (third-person singular simple present doxes, present participle doxing, simple past and past participle doxed)
See alsoEdit
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *duskaz (“dark, smoky”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂s- (compare Old Irish donn (“dark”), Latin fuscus (“dark, dusky”), Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara, “dust-colored”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist, haze”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
dox
DeclensionEdit
Declension of dox — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | dox | dox | dox |
Accusative | doxne | doxe | dox |
Genitive | doxes | doxre | doxes |
Dative | doxum | doxre | doxum |
Instrumental | doxe | doxre | doxe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | doxe | doxa, doxe | dox |
Accusative | doxe | doxa, doxe | dox |
Genitive | doxra | doxra | doxra |
Dative | doxum | doxum | doxum |
Instrumental | doxum | doxum | doxum |
Declension of dox — Weak