soapbox

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 References

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• soap box

[edit] Etymology

soap +‎ box

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'səʊpbɒks/

[edit] Noun

soapbox (plural soapboxes)

1. (literally) A crate for packing soap, or, by extension, any inexpensive crude platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it, especially when used for speeches.

   The madman obtained a soapbox which he stood on at the corner of Broadway and Wall street, to shout out his prophesy of the end of the world.

2. (figuratively, idiomatic) A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself,) especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.

   He's been on his soapbox all day about the new football coach.

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[edit] Verb

to soapbox (third-person singular simple present soapboxes, present participle soapboxing, simple past and past participle soapboxed)

1. To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.

[edit] References

• Wordnet