Soapbox
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Refers to someone having the attention of others as they speak.
Comes from when, back in the day, people would stand on soap boxes in parks and give speeches.
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Someone who addresses their views with an amount of passion is said to be standing on their soapbox.
In public places like Londons Hyde Park individuals can advocate one cause or another. Some speakers in these public forums will bring a soapbox to project their voice and to be seen by those who might cluster around.
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A wooden crate used in shipment of soap.
Used by one who wishes to stand above others to give a speech.
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A pedistal. Used by our parents a lot.
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A favourite pasttime among children is to build racers from junk found around the house and garage. Usually, crates used for carrying soap are used for the bodies. So, a soapbox either refers to a crate used for carrying soap (wow) or the body of something young people drive about in.
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(n.) a downhill race for american children, where they design go-carts that have no steering, to get them used to the fact that american roads have no corners, and american cars cannot turn worth shit.
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the [scrotum] (slang, uncommon)
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the case that your [soap] arrived in from the [factory]
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A box or crate used as a makeshift stand by a public speaker.
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Soapbox is bridging the gap between managers and employees with an agenda tool for one-on-ones and team meetings. A software product by SoapBox Innovations
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Video creation tool that makes it easy for sales teams to record video from screen or webcam, share and measure it. A software product by Wistia
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a rough wooden box or any raised, temporary surface for people to stand on while making informal public speeches
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