" soapboxes "

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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.

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1: The act of proverbially standing on a soapbox. Usually involves speaking out about something.

  * e.g.,  ... My friends say I soapbox too much, but I say they're full of crap. Infact, that was my topic last week. 

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1: fisticuffs with suds instead of gloves. can be quite harmful; the uds look soft, but do not soften the knuckles within!

  * e.g.,  ... yo we was at the carwash soapboxing 

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1: (verb) When some one uses their position of authority to relay personal beliefs to the masses.

  * e.g.,  ... My Psyc professor was soapbaoxing about her beliefs and not teaching us anything. 

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2: see also soapbox

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3: other uses: soapboxer, soapboxed

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1:  the new sex game, especially popular on the east coast (see soapbox)

  * e.g.,  ... she wanted to do a little soapboxing, and I was like, yo u got it baby!!! 

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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.