dox

English

Alternative forms

• doxx

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒks

Noun

dox pl (plural only)

1. (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!

Verb

dox (third-person singular simple present doxes, present participle doxing, simple past and past participle doxed)

1. Alternative form of doxx (“publish the personal information of (an individual) on the Internet”)

See also

• hax
• vax

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Old English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doks/

Adjective

dox

1. dark, swarthy

Declension

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

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	doxa	doxe	doxe
Accusative	doxan	doxan	doxe
Genitive	doxan	doxan	doxan
Dative	doxan	doxan	doxan
Instrumental	doxan	doxan	doxan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	doxan	doxan	doxan
Accusative	doxan	doxan	doxan
Genitive	doxra, doxena	doxra, doxena	doxra, doxena
Dative	doxum	doxum	doxum
Instrumental	doxum	doxum	doxum

Descendants

• Middle English: dosk
  • English: dusk