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- [sohp-boks]
- /ˈsoʊpˌbɒks/
- /ˈsəʊp.bɒks/
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- [sohp-boks]
- /ˈsoʊpˌbɒks/
Definitions of soapbox word
- noun soapbox Also, soap box. an improvised platform, as one on a street, from which a speaker delivers an informal speech, an appeal, or political harangue. 2
- noun soapbox speaker's makeshift platform 2
- noun soapbox a box or crate for packing soap 1
- adjective soapbox of, relating to, or characteristic of a speaker or speech from a soapbox. 0
- countable noun soapbox A soapbox is a small temporary platform on which a person stands when he or she is making a speech outdoors. -1
- countable noun soapbox If you say that someone is on their soapbox, you mean that they are speaking or writing about something they have strong feelings about. -1
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Origin of soapbox
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; soap + box1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Soapbox
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soapbox popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
soapbox usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soapbox
verb soapbox
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- bloviate — to talk at length, esp in an insubstantial but inflated manner
- blow one's top — to lose one's temper
- buttonhole — A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
- buttonholing — the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
noun soapbox
- chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
- address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- lecture — a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
- objectives — Plural form of objective.
- oration — a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
Top questions with soapbox
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- how to build a soapbox go kart?
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