Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti
Proto-Italic *dokejō
Proto-Italic *dokeō
Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl.
Latin doceō
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Latin documentumlbor.
Middle French documentbor.
English document
English docs
English dox
Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents.
Meanings
(plural, plural-only, slang) Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
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... 2002, X, “this is getting old”, in houston.general (Usenet):
Why is it that, even after DECADES of carping from Jerry Pournelle, software companies STILL don't hire competent professionals to write their dox? 1995, J Eric Chard, “Will Vinton's Playmation”, in comp.graphics.animation (Usenet):
judging by the lack of the 6 it would appear we have our spammer here, LETS^([sic]) PULL HIS DOX! 2004, Andrew D Kirch, “Here is something that will work for the rest of us”, in news.admin.net-abuse.email (Usenet):
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti
Proto-Italic *dokejō
Proto-Italic *dokeō
Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl.
Latin doceō
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Latin documentumlbor.
Middle French documentbor.
English document
English docs
English dox
Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents.
Meanings
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of doxx (“publish the personal information of (an individual) without their consent”).
According to reports, a doxing site has been launched with names and addresses of Tesla owners. 2025 March 18, Michael Gauthier, “Tesla Owners’ Personal Info Leaked On DOGEQuest Site, Musk Calls It Domestic Terrorism”, in Carscoops, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025:
“Nick Fuentes has been fully doxed and it’s being shared to millions of women across every social media platform,” an account associated with the hacker collective Anonymous posted over the weekend. 2024 November 11, Brian Niemietz, “Nick Fuentes doxxed following ‘your body, my choice’ comments: report”, in New York Daily News, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2024:
But acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons, has said it's a necessary response to what he describes as efforts to dox and threaten these agents and their families. ICE has said there has been a dramatic increase in the doxing of agents but has not said how many cases there have been or provided any details. The agency has not provided any information to support their assertion of an increase in agent doxxing. 2025 September 5, Jaclyn Diaz, “What ICE agents can and cannot legally do during arrests”, in NPR, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2026: