soapbox.
A crate for packing soap.
Meaning & usage
A crate for packing soap.
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.
A platform or outlet, such as a media platform, that a person uses to express their opinions.
The politician used Twitter as his soapbox.
Please stop using council meetings as your own personal soapbox.
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.
A figurative means of talking repeatedly or at length about one's opinions on one's pet topic. The topic itself.
His soapbox is the lack of public toilets in the city.
A soapbox car.
Where this word comes from
From soap + box. The figurative use of the word derives from the fact that soap products in the US used to be commonly transported to stores in large wooden boxes. It used to be common for individuals to give impromptu rally speeches to their neighbors by finding something to stand on like a soapbox.
To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.
Where this word comes from
From soap + box. The figurative use of the word derives from the fact that soap products in the US used to be commonly transported to stores in large wooden boxes. It used to be common for individuals to give impromptu rally speeches to their neighbors by finding something to stand on like a soapbox.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.