Dosed vs Doxed - What's the difference?
dosed | doxed |
(dose)
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered at any one time.
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* 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 382:
to administer a dose
to prescribe a dose
(dox)
(slang) Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
* 1995 , "J Eric Chard", Will Vinton's Playmation'' (on newsgroup ''comp.graphics.animation )
* 2002 , "X", this is getting old'' (on newsgroup ''houston.general )
* 2004 , "Andrew D Kirch", Here is something that will work for the rest of us'' (on newsgroup ''news.admin.net-abuse.email )
(slang) To publish the personal information of (an individual) on the Internet.
As verbs the difference between dosed and doxed
is that dosed is past tense of dose while doxed is past tense of dox.dosed
English
Verb
(head)dose
English
Noun
(en noun)Subtle effects, passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese
- It would be very expensive to cure a dose here, as well as unbelievably painful.
Verb
(dos)Anagrams
* ----doxed
English
Verb
(head)dox
English
Noun
(en-plural noun)- Why is it that, even after DECADES of carping from Jerry Pournelle, software companies STILL don't hire competent professionals to write their dox ?
- its ok, someone emailed me his address, phone
- , ss#, the works. seems theres(SIC) 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...
- judging by the lack of the 6 it would appear we have our spammer here, LETS(SIC) PULL HIS DOX !