Soapboxing

Word SOAPBOXING
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The act of lecturing, spouting, ranting about a particular subject to attempt to make a point or a stand. Derives from the days when people, such as ministers, actors, strikers, abolitionists, rights defenders, etc. would take a sturdy soapbox (soap came in wooden crates then), carry it to a wtreet corner, and begin preaching their point to the passerbyers. Urban Dictionary

Preaching; pontificating; voicing one's opinion loudly in the hopes it will gain supporters. Comes from a time when wooden boxes were used to ship soapflakes in, and were then put into use as pulpits for street preachers. Urban Dictionary

1) To wax philosophical to promote your own agenda. 2) To get your message across to a number of people. Urban Dictionary

The act of proverbially standing on a soapbox. Usually involves speaking out about something. Urban Dictionary

Fisticuffs with suds instead of gloves. can be quite harmful; the uds look soft, but do not soften the knuckles within! Urban Dictionary

(verb) When some one uses their position of authority to relay personal beliefs to the masses. see also soapbox other uses: soapboxer, soapboxed Urban Dictionary

1. the new sex game, especially popular on the east coast (see soapbox) Urban Dictionary

Having sex in the shower or bath while washing Urban Dictionary

Someone who addresses their views with an amount of passion is said to be standing on their soapbox. In public places like London's 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. Urban Dictionary

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. Urban Dictionary

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The word "soapboxing" in example sentences

There's another form of "soapboxing" - and that's simply taking up inches of front-page column-space, so it's hard to find other articles and posts such as Gilbert & Sullivan, and posts drop off the front page more quickly. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After all the bitching and whining and soapboxing about the outrage of the AIG bonuses, it turns out that Senator Chris Dodd (D - Conn and friend of Angelo) wrote language in the stimulus bill that specifically allows the AIG bonuses to be paid out. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I am seeing more grandstanding, soapboxing, and lecturing than anything. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If questions are allowed, then questions may be asked (although these frustrate me to no end when used as avenues for soapboxing). ❋ Unknown (2008)

On the con side, this has led to occasions of heavy-handed, simplistic soapboxing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Of course, Powell, along with many other soapboxing regulators and legislators, bore much of the responsibility for the concentrating and consolidating of the media that may have reached its own climax with the disastrously synergistic CBS/MTV hookup at the Super Bowl. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Again, I am fully aware now is not the time for soapboxing, but this article evoked something in me and you had a comment form. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So if you have a video or photo of one of the candidates soapboxing, upload it to YouTube or Flickr and tag it with "mnpolitics" and it will show up on Voter Voices. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Therefore, I suggest “soapboxing with musical accompaniment”. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The Invalidator – A silly response to web standards soapboxing. ❋ Unknown (2004)

No banner-waving, no Biblical injunctions, no soapboxing. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I started out of sequence, with The Player of Games, which was a fun read but fun in spite of, rather than because of, the political/philosophical soapboxing. ❋ Abigail Nussbaum (2006)

I'm not soapboxing for or against the shroud, but I do think it's worth noting the update and the fact that there remains room for reasonable doubt. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I suppose that's enough soapboxing about the publishing industry for now. ❋ RobB (2005)

With all my soapboxing about the virtues of Generation X's parallelism, I'd like to make one thing perfectly clear: The New Kids on the Block sucked then, and they suck now. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Some of them liked that Practice spinoff precisely because of the shoehorned-in, soapboxing, strawman-piercing legal arguments; it was basically The West Wing without the subtlety, and it simply felt good to part of the audience to hear their own views powerfully argued back to them. ❋ James Poniewozik (2011)

That point of conversation [led] her to [soapbox] about the [subject] until she knew she made her point. ❋ Kate Twitchell (2004)

"[Shirley], quit your soapboxing and give [THIS guy's] [opinion] a thought or two." ❋ Ren (2004)

[Michael Moore] and [Ann Coulter] spend too much time soapboxing and not enough time not [being stupid]. ❋ JP (2004)

My friends say I [soapbox] too much, but [I say] they're full of crap. [Infact], that was my topic last week. ❋ Zach (2004)

[yo] [we was] at [the carwash] soapboxing ❋ MPG (2004)

My [Psyc] [professor] was soapbaoxing about her beliefs and not [teaching] us anything. ❋ Chad Miller (2004)

she wanted to do a little soapboxing, and [I was like], [yo u] [got it] baby!!! ❋ MPG (2004)

"Hey why dont we shower togehter and [save water]? " "Yeah great idea, you can [soapbox] me." "mmmm soapboxing is one sure way to get [clean as a whistle]" ❋ Campbell On The Loose (2007)

If [you would] [get off] your soapbox [for a minute], you'd hear what I have to say. ❋ What2 (2009)

He was out [standing] on the soapbox, [bitching] about how the world was [unfair]. ❋ Zach (2004)

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