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doxing

doxing is the present participle and gerund of dox.

Meaning of dox

Noun

dox pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
    • 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)

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Questions about doxing

What is doxing the present participle and gerund of?
Doxing is the present participle and gerund of dox.

Words near doxing in the dictionary

  1. doxibetasol
  2. doxie
  3. doxies
  4. doxifluridine
  5. doxin
  6. doxing
  7. doxofylline
  8. doxogenic
  9. doxographer
  10. doxographers
  11. doxographic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: doxing (page history and authors); dox (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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