Used in a Sentence

doxxing

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for doxxing.

Editorial note

Is she standing up for her rights here too by doxxing the CEO of a debt collection agency?

Examples17
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(Internet, slang, transitive) To publish personal information of (a person) without their consent.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of doxxing gathered in one view.

verb

(Internet, slang, transitive) To publish personal information of (a person) without their consent.

verb

(Internet, slang, transitive) To reveal the operator of (an anonymous online account) without their consent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for doxxing.

verb

(Internet, slang, transitive) To publish personal information of (a person) without their consent.

verb

(Internet, slang, transitive) To reveal the operator of (an anonymous online account) without their consent.

Example sentences

1

Is she standing up for her rights here too by doxxing the CEO of a debt collection agency?

2

Some actions which might be taken in the course of a doxxing attempt are crimes, to be sure.

3

The banning of FPH says absolutely nothing about whether the moderators' tools are sufficient to track doxxing.

4

Moderators say they have inefficient tools to tackle doxxing, and Reddit says moderators aren't doing a good enough job.

5

Some context: tumblr feminism includes shining examples of humanity that fight the patriarchy by doing things like doxxing trans women.

6

People in both GG and anti GG were both doxxing, making sock puppet accounts, closing each other's events with threats.

7

Stop whatever you're doing and start a doxxing effort against these astroturfers.

8

Stalking, harassing and doxxing is indefensible, but not being able to wrap one's head around gender is understandable I think.

9

Accidental doxxing: I assume that was the result of the Guardian's publishing of the encryption keys.

10

Also doxxing this guy in this context seems rather juvenile, especially given that it's unlikely it will help your cause in any tangible way.

11

She didn't resort to ad hominem attacks, nor doxxing, nor swatting.

12

No, it was banned because it was bullying people, doxxing, brigades on other subs, etc...

Quote examples

1

As far as doxxing attempts, every new user could be required to pay a "security deposit" (similar to when you rent an apartment).

2

It would have been a far, far more effective message if they said "We have banned FPH and the moderators due to their brigading and doxxing.

3

This "meme" is more than a "meme" actually, it has become true harassment filled with racists/sexists jokes, photoshops, doxxing on the CEO.

4

Except that an enforcement of a real-name policy will make it even easier to abuse online users, since now a harasser (or "troll", if you will) has that much more information to go on when doxxing or otherwise imposing offline consequences for online activities.

Proper noun examples

1

Doxxing someone is really the only way to stop these things happening, and even then they must actually care about what society thinks of them.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use doxxing in a sentence?

Is she standing up for her rights here too by doxxing the CEO of a debt collection agency?

What does doxxing mean?

(Internet, slang, transitive) To publish personal information of (a person) without their consent.

What part of speech is doxxing?

doxxing is commonly used as verb.