In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SOAPBOX
dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox
(noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
soapbox
(noun) a crate for packing soap
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
soapbox (plural soapboxes)
(literally) A crate for packing soap.
(figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.
(figuratively) A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.
A soapbox car.
Verb
soapbox (third-person singular simple present soapboxes, present participle soapboxing, simple past and past participle soapboxed)
To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.
Source: Wiktionary
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