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soapbox
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As a noun, soapbox means a crate for packing soap. As a verb, it means give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.
Meanings of soapbox
6 meaningsnoun
literallyA crate for packing soap.
figurativelyAny physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.
“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.”
figurativelyA 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.”
A soapbox car.
verb
To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).