A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACK

Fri, 29 Mar '24
Cartoonish cry
Thu, 7 Mar '24
Exclamation from Bill the Cat
Fri, 19 Jan '24
"Yipes!"
Fri, 17 Feb '23
Cry of dismay
Sat, 20 Aug '22
Comic strip cry
Wed, 24 Nov '21
Comic cry of dismay
Sun, 9 May '21
"Oh no!"