Associations to the word «Soapbox»

Wiktionary

SOAPBOX, noun. (literally) A crate for packing soap.
SOAPBOX, noun. (figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.
SOAPBOX, noun. (figuratively) (idiomatic) A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.
SOAPBOX, noun. A soapbox car.
SOAPBOX, verb. To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.
SOAPBOX CAR, noun. A vehicle without a motor, often made from wood or other common household materials.
SOAPBOX CARS, noun. Plural of soapbox car

Dictionary definition

SOAPBOX, noun. A crate for packing soap.
SOAPBOX, noun. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.

Wise words

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus