A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ISH

Wed, 14 Feb '24
Kinda sorta
Mon, 1 Jan '24
" ... or just about"
Tue, 19 Dec '23
"Sorta" suffix
Fri, 15 Dec '23
There or thereabouts
Thu, 7 Dec '23
Kinda
Wed, 8 Nov '23
Kinda, sorta
Tue, 10 Oct '23
"… sorta"
Wed, 23 Aug '23
Sort of
Tue, 15 Aug '23
Sort of
Sun, 21 May '23
"More or less"
Fri, 12 May '23
Devil follower
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Sorta
Sat, 25 Feb '23
Thereabouts
Sun, 4 Dec '22
Ending with book or boor
Thu, 24 Nov '22
To a certain extent
Sat, 22 Oct '22
"Kind of" suffix
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Sorta
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Suffix with fool or fiend
Sat, 4 Jun '22
Sort of
Sun, 22 May '22
Sorta
Thu, 12 May '22
"Kinda sorta"
Sun, 1 May '22
Sorta
Sun, 10 Apr '22
-esque
Fri, 8 Apr '22
Ending with freak or fool
Fri, 1 Apr '22
Suffix with bull or bear
Sun, 13 Mar '22
Ending with bear or bull
Sun, 6 Mar '22
"Or so"
Fri, 24 Dec '21
"Black" follower
Sun, 31 Oct '21
Kinda
Tue, 5 Oct '21
"Sorta"
Mon, 16 Aug '21
" ... or thereabouts"
Mon, 26 Jul '21
Sorta
Tue, 13 Jul '21
Kinda-sorta: Suffix
Mon, 26 Apr '21
"About"
Fri, 9 Apr '21
"Eh, give or take"
Wed, 10 Mar '21
"Kinda"
Sun, 7 Mar '21
"Kinda sorta"