dox

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Translingual

Symbol

dox

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Bussa.

See also

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

dox

  1. (slang) plural of doc

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”, in comp.graphics.animation (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?
    • 2002, X, “this is getting old”, in houston.general (Usenet):
      its ok, someone emailed me his address, phone #, ss#, the works. seems theres 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”, in news.admin.net-abuse.email (Usenet):
      judging by the lack of the 6 it would appear we have our spammer here, LETS PULL HIS DOX!

Verb

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

  1. Alternative spelling of doxx (“publish the personal information of (an individual) without their consent”).
    • 2025 March 18, Michael Gauthier, “Tesla Owners’ Personal Info Leaked On DOGEQuest Site, Musk Calls It Domestic Terrorism”, in Carscoops‎:
      According to reports, a doxing site has been launched with names and addresses of Tesla owners.

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Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dulcem.

Adjective

dox (feminine doce, masculine plural dox, feminine plural doces) (ORB, broad)

  1. sweet
  2. soft
    Antonym: dur

Derived terms

References

  • doux in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • dox in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

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

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: dosk

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English dox. First attested in the 2010's.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔks
  • Hyphenation: dox

Noun

dox m (plural doxes)

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang) dox (documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual)
    • 2011 October 31, Fabio Jordão, “DOX, a nova brincadeira maligna dos hackers”, in TecMundo‎, São Paulo: NZN, archived from the original on 2011-11-02:
      A prática do dox não é exatamente um tipo de ataque hacker, mas sim a liberação de informações pessoais que o criminoso obteve durante uma invasão. Quando uma pessoa realiza um dox, ela pode divulgar nome completo, endereço, telefones, documentos, números de cartões de créditos, senhas e muitos outros detalhes sobre a vítima.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2019 August, “Ação!” (chapter 7), in Coletivo Planètes, transl., Formando um grupo de afinidade antifa: um manual‎, Brazil, translation of Forming An Antifa Group by It's Going Down, archived from the original on 2024-08-22, page 22:
      Acompanhe o doxx com uma campanha de pressão: ligue para o trabalho do racista e tente fazer com que ele seja demitido, e informe os vizinhos através de campanhas de panfleto ou porta-a-porta.
    • 2024 August 17, “A tática brutal das novas milícias digitais”, in Rôney Rodrigues, transl., Agência 5 – Jornal Floripa‎, Florianópolis, translation of las milicias digitales de la ultraderecha by crisis, archived from the original on 2025-01-23:
      A ativista também costuma encomendar doxes deles.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Wolof

Verb

dox

  1. to walk

References

  • Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003) Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof, Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 110
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