" soapbox "

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1: Someone who addresses their views with an amount of passion is said to be standing on their soapbox.

  * e.g.,  ... If you would get off your soapbox for a minute, you'd hear what I have to say. 

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2: In public places like London's Hyde Park individuals can advocate one cause or another. Some speakers in these public forums will bring a 'soapbox' to project their voice and to be seen by those who might cluster around.

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1: Refers to someone having the attention of others as they speak.

  * e.g.,  ... He was out standing on the soapbox, bitching about how the world was unfair. 

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2: Comes from when, back in the day, people would stand on soap boxes in parks and give speeches.

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1: A pedistal. Used by our parents a lot.

  * e.g.,  ... The world is a bad place. I'll get off my soapbox now. 

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1: A wooden crate used in shipment of soap.

  * e.g.,  ... The lunatic on the corner stood on a soapbox to tell us the world is ending. 

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2: Used by one who wishes to stand above others to give a speech.

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3: see also soapboxing

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1: (n.) a downhill race for american children, where they design go-carts that have no steering, to get them used to the fact that american roads have no corners, and american cars cannot turn worth shit.

  * e.g.,  ... The soapbox derby is lame. 

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1:  the scrotum (slang, uncommon)

  * e.g.,  ...  yo, yo' soapbox be all shrunk! 

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2:  the case that your soap arrived in from the factory

  * e.g.,  ...  please hand me the soapbox so I can begin washing, kind sir. 

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1: A favourite pasttime among children is to build racers from junk found around the house and garage. Usually, crates used for carrying soap are used for the "bodies". So, a soapbox either refers to a crate used for carrying soap (wow) or the body of something young people drive about in.

  * e.g.,  ... I managed to put a MOON CANNON on my soapbox! I will beat you! 

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1: The act of lecturing, spouting, ranting about a particular subject to attempt to make a point or a stand. Derives from the days when people, such as ministers, actors, strikers, abolitionists, rights defenders, etc. would take a sturdy soapbox (soap came in wooden crates then), carry it to a wtreet corner, and begin preaching their point to the passerbyers.

  * e.g.,  ... That point of conversation led her to soapbox about the subject until she knew she made her point. 

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1: Preaching; pontificating; voicing one's opinion loudly in the hopes it will gain supporters. Comes from a time when wooden boxes were used to ship soapflakes in, and were then put into use as pulpits for street preachers.

  * e.g.,  ... "Shirley, quit your soapboxing and give THIS guy's opinion a thought or two." 

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1: 1) To wax philosophical to promote your own agenda.

  * e.g.,  ... Michael Moore and Ann Coulter spend too much time soapboxing and not enough time not being stupid. 

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2: 2) To get your message across to a number of people.