Soapbox
WordNet
noun
(1) A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
(2) A crate for packing soap
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- 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.
- A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself,) especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.
- He's been on his soapbox all day about the new football coach.
Verb
- To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.