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United States
"Doxxing. Meaning to reveal someone's private information on the internet. Oh my god, dude, I'm fucking freaking out, I'm scared, man. What happened? Some fucking asshole on Twitter doxxed me, dude! Now everyone knows where I live!"
What it means
Doxxing is when someone dumps your private info online without your permission, usually to scare you, humiliate you, or send a pack of weirdos your way. Think address, phone number, workplace, family details, that whole nasty bundle. It's a proper internet harassment word now, especially in gaming, platform drama, and social media pile-ons.
Usage examples
"Mate, I pissed off some lunatic in the replies and now he is doxxing me. He posted my address and my phone is going absolutely mental."
"After the argument went viral, trolls started doxxing the streamer, posting her home address until she had to take a long break offline."
"Some freak from the Discord got salty and started doxxing people from the server, posting names and workplaces like that wasn't completely unhinged."
"Nah, that's not banter, that's doxxing. If you're chucking someone's address online, you've crossed straight into scumbag territory."
"He lost an argument on Reddit and went full rat mode, started doxxing people from alt accounts like that wasn't completely psycho."
Where it comes from
It comes from dox, an old internet spelling of docs, meaning documents. In early hacker and underground online circles, somebody's dox were the files or identifying bits tied to them. From there, doxxing grew into the standard word for dumping a person's private info online to expose, threaten, or sic people on them.
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