A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SODAS

Mon, 8 Jan '24
Cokes and Pepsis
Wed, 30 Aug '23
Ava and Dana shared their first kiss over cream ___.
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Pops
Fri, 16 Dec '22
Some mixers
Fri, 30 Apr '21
Crushes, e.g.