A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

REEK

Sat, 14 Jun '25
Be offensive, in a way
Fri, 6 Jun '25
Be very funky
Fri, 11 Oct '24
Smell something fierce
Thu, 26 Sep '24
Smell
Fri, 15 Mar '24
Foul smell
Wed, 7 Feb '24
Raise a big stink
Sun, 2 May '21
Stink