Talk:least favorites

Defending this entry
I am using this talk page to explain why I believe that this is a legitimate entry and not an SOP. The entry for least favorite was deleted in 2011 after failing an RFD discussion. And rightfully so, as, although common, it is technically an SOP term. After all, we don't have least liked or least popular. According to the page on least, this word is used as a negative superlative in general, so least favorite in the sense "least liked or preferred" is no more worthy of an entry as least liked, least popular or even least precious. But people sometimes use "least favorites" as a noun, as demonstrated by the Google Books citation I used for this entry. I created it as a plural noun and the Noun sense of "least" doesn't seem to fit here, so I believe least favorites in the sense "those that are least liked" is a legitimate entry and not sum of parts. After all, we don't say "least populars" as in "He rooted for all the players on the team, especially the least populars." "Least populars" has some Google hits, but "least favorites" is by far more common without even trying. Inner Focus (talk) 14:12, 25 July 2020 (UTC)