soap box

Noun

soapbox (plural soapboxes)

1. (literally) A crate for packing soap.
2. A small platform, being or resembling a literal soapbox, on which a person stands in order to give an impromptu speech or espouse their views.
   • The madman obtained a soapbox which he stood on at the corner of Broadway and Wall street, to shout out his prophecy of the end of the world.
3. (figuratively, often, pejorative) A platform or outlet, such as a media platform, that a person uses to express their opinions.
   • The politician used Twitter as his soapbox.
4. (derogatory, especially) A figurative means of talking repeatedly or at length about one's opinions on one's pet topic.
   • He's been on his soapbox all day about the new football coach.
   1. (broadly, derogatory, especially) The topic itself.
      • His soapbox is the lack of public toilets in the city.
5. A soapbox car.

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