Dox vs Doxy - What's the difference?
dox | doxy |
(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.
(archaic) A sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress.
* 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses :
* 2009 , Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall , Fourth Estate 2010, p. 328:
(colloquial) A defined opinion.
As nouns the difference between dox and doxy
is that dox is documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.) while doxy is a sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress.As a verb dox
is to publish the personal information of (an individual) on the Internet.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 !
Verb
Alternative forms
* doxxSynonyms
* namefagdoxy
English
Etymology 1
Perhaps from (etyl) *.Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Noun
(doxies)- Do you think the writer of Antony and Cleopatra , a passionate pilgrim, had his eyes in the back of his head that he chose the ugliest doxy in all Warwickshire to lie withal?
- So then, of course, he paid her in kind...the place is full of his doxies , open a closet at Allington and some wench falls out of it.