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dox.

Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).

    plural · plural-only · slang
Where this word comes from

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.

verb

  1. Alternative spelling of doxx (“publish the personal information of (an individual) without their consent”).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

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.

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