A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BELT

Sun, 15 Sep '24
Waist product?
Fri, 24 May '24
It's kept in the loop
Sat, 25 Mar '23
Not just a little sip
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Hit hard
Sat, 6 Aug '22
Big shot
Tue, 5 Jul '22
Sing loudly, with "out"
Mon, 4 Oct '21
Alternative to suspenders
Mon, 1 Mar '21
Pants holder-upper