soap box 

Conventional attribute of street preacher, who would stand on soap box and say sermon, and thus, term denoting preacher-like behaviour.

- Dude, you shouldn't be doing that before marriage.
- Yeah, right. Want a soap box?

soap box by mathrick May 18, 2005

Soap box 

When someone gives an unimportant impromptu speech, gives their opinion in an unexpectedly long way, or goes on a short tangent about something; that the other person either did not need or want to hear.

Example 1
After listening to someone explain how important it is to do something while he or she is being redundant and/or irritating; also after listening to an explanation of something extremely simple to do:
"Was that really necessary to say? Can you get off your soap box now?"

Example 2
After giving a long description of an opinion or uncalled for advice:
"Alright. I'll get off my soap box now."

Example 3
Stacy took ecstasy with a bunch of friends at rave. While she was rolling she overheard one of her friends, Michael, talking on the phone to his girlfriend.

Michael: "I love you baby. Okay, I'll call you when I leave the rave...there is really bad service."
Stacy: "Hey Michael! Can I talk to you about something? Pleeeease?"
Michael: "Uh, yeah sure. What's up?"
Stacy: "Well, uhm, I think that you should really treat Jessica better....(ect)....So anyway, I really think you need to start being more concerned about her."

Off to the side:
Friend A: "Holy crap. She really needs to get off her soap box! It's so annoying."
Friend B: "I know. He definitely did NOT ask for her advice. Michael treats Jessica so well! The only reason why he's here is because his dad bought the ticket as a present for his birthday. Why did we let her take drugs?! Ugh."
Friend C: "Hey, hate to interrupt the shit talking, but our pills should be kicking in soon! Let's go back and try to see if she wants to dance, that should distract both of them."

Soap box by sambammm May 9, 2015

Soap Box Syndrome 

The affliction where self-righteous members on social media decide they need to preach morals to the rest of the members.

My neighbor has a severe case of soap box syndrome. He is always telling dog owners how they should leash their dogs on his Facebook page.

Soap Box Syndrome by Hellsangel November 15, 2020

soap box cyber bitching

An essentially highly advanced psychiatry of bitching that takes shape in a blog.

"Do you read her blog?"

"I prefer to look at tits when I'm on the internet not listen to some chick yap, it's all soap box cyber bitching about her life with an 'I'm-holier-than-thou attitude' no thanks."

soap box cyber bitching by Hannah & Iago August 22, 2011

standing on her soap box 

Another meaning for a woman having her 'time of the month'

Hey what's wrong with Emma?

Oh she's just standing on her soap box.

standing on her soap box by Pint O'Smooth July 3, 2009

get down off your soapbox

In the days of early politics after 1776, long before television and radio, political candidates would stand on wooden boxes, often ''soapboxes'', in the town square in order to address large crowds. The term soapbox stuck, and ever since then has been used in instances when somebody tries to preach his or her personal views.

There goes Mary trying to tell everyone how to live, I think I'll tell her , ''Get down off your soapbox''.

get down off your soapbox by Nishnob September 21, 2017

soapboxing 

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.

That point of conversation led her to soapbox about the subject until she knew she made her point.

soapboxing by Kate Twitchell May 6, 2004