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- Dictionarysoapbox/ˈsəʊpbɒks/
noun
- 1. a box or crate used as a makeshift stand by a public speaker: "a soapbox orator"
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The meaning of SOAPBOX is an improvised platform used by a self-appointed, spontaneous, or informal orator; broadly : something that provides an outlet for delivering opinions. How to use soapbox in a sentence.
A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject. The term originates from the days when speakers would elevate themselves by standing on a wooden crate originally used for shipment of soap, or other dry goods, from a manufacturer to a retail store.
SOAPBOX definition: 1. a rough wooden box or any raised, temporary surface for people to stand on while making informal…. Learn more.
Soapbox definition: an improvised platform, as one on a street, from which a speaker delivers an informal speech, an appeal, or political harangue.. See examples of SOAPBOX used in a sentence.
SOAPBOX meaning: 1. a rough wooden box or any raised, temporary surface for people to stand on while making informal…. Learn more.
A soapbox is anything a public speaker stands on to address a crowd. A first grader giving a speech on the playground in favor of longer recess might use her lunchbox as a soapbox. The original soapboxes were just that — wooden boxes originally holding bars of soap (in the days before cardboard).
A soapbox is a small temporary platform on which a person stands when he or she is making a speech outdoors. One of them climbed aboard a soapbox and began informing the locals why gay people should be allowed in the military.
Definition of soapbox noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Also soap box. an improvised platform, as one on a street, from which a speaker delivers an informal speech, an appeal, or political harangue.
SOAPBOX meaning: a box or small platform that someone stands on to give a speech to people in an outdoor, public place often used figuratively to describe making speeches or expressing strong opinions.
