Doxed vs Dozed - What's the difference?
doxed | dozed |
(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.
(doze)
To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap.
* L'Estrange
To make dull; to stupefy.
* Samuel Pepys
* South
(slang) To bulldoze.
As verbs the difference between doxed and dozed
is that doxed is (dox) while dozed is (doze).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 !
Verb
Alternative forms
* doxxSynonyms
* namefagdozed
English
Verb
(head)doze
English
Verb
(doz)- I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.
- If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler waked him.
- I was an hour in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed with much work.
- They left for a long time dozed and benumbed.