Vocabulary lesson: dox/doxxing

Dictionary definition:  Merriam-Webster

Headline:  NPR, 4/11/2024

Since last fall, doxxing campaigns have been used to "name and shame" those who express opinions about the Israel-Hamas war. The names of Harvard students who signed onto a statement from the student group Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee were plastered on billboards near the university's campus. A scientific journal fired its editor-in-chief for retweeting a satire article. A Florida school district placed a teacher on leave for sending an email about recognizing the Palestinian community. NYU Langone Health fired a doctor for pro-Israel social media posts.

According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of 'dox' occurred in 2009.

Other coinages from the same year include:

1. body-shame
2. fat-shame
3. jegging

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