doxx
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doxx
or dox (dŏks)tr.v. dox·xes, dox·xing, doxxed or dox·es or dox·ing or doxed
To publicly disclose the identity, address, or other personal details of (someone), especially as a form of online harassment.
[Respelling of docs, short for documents, plural of document (originally in to drop dox, to make (someone's) documents public, as in an Internet chat room or other online forum).]
dox′xer, dox′er n.
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