A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLUR

Wed, 10 May '23
Offensive line?
Fri, 22 Jul '22
Line in music
Sun, 27 Mar '22
"You no-good dog," e.g.
Wed, 23 Mar '22
Curved line over a series of notes, in sheet music
Mon, 22 Nov '21
Shpeak indishtinctly
Sat, 9 Oct '21
Arc-shaped musical notation
Sun, 16 May '21
Arc on a music score
Thu, 1 Apr '21
Talk like a tippler