A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DISS

Sun, 30 Mar '25
Put-down
Sun, 2 Feb '25
Put-down
Wed, 11 Dec '24
Insult, informally
Thu, 26 Sep '24
Burn, so to speak
Mon, 16 Sep '24
Insult, informally
Sun, 7 Jul '24
Trash
Sun, 19 May '24
"You have a face for radio," for one
Mon, 15 Apr '24
Hate on, informally
Fri, 12 Apr '24
Denigrate
Tue, 9 Apr '24
Insult, informally
Sun, 7 Jan '24
Bit of slander
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Insult
Sun, 14 Aug '22
Talk smack about
Fri, 15 Jul '22
What might elicit an "Oh, snap!"
Fri, 8 Oct '21
Insult, slangily
Mon, 30 Aug '21
Deliver a burn to
Wed, 13 Jan '21
Put-down