wikipedia|dab=soapbox (disambiguation)|soapbox
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/'s��pb�ks/
Etymology
soap + box
Alternative spellings
soap box
Noun
en-noun|soapboxes
- context|literal 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.
- context|figurative|idiom A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself,) especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.
Translations
trans-top|a platform
French: tribune, estrade
trans-bottom
References
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