Meaning & use
dox
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to publicly reveal someone's private personal information, such as their home address or real name, usually without consent and with harmful intent
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The forum banned the user after he tried to dox another member.
Journalists warned that leaking the list could dox vulnerable sources.
A note on using this word
Also spelled 'doxx'; the word comes from 'documents' (as in dropping someone's 'docs').
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