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.
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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.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'soapbox':
| soapbox | Especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion. |
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