A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FIB

Wed, 20 Mar '24
"I'm busy that night," often
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Do some making up
Sun, 18 Dec '22
Piece of fudge?
Wed, 17 Aug '22
"Traffic was terrible," maybe
Thu, 5 May '22
Little 19-Across
Thu, 17 Feb '22
"You've hardly aged a bit," usually
Mon, 3 May '21
Whopper junior?
Sun, 11 Apr '21
Mistruth
Thu, 4 Mar '21
Taradiddle
Sat, 27 Feb '21
"Of course it looks good on you!," maybe