A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BEEP

Fri, 3 Mar '23
Caller's signal
Sun, 25 Dec '22
Sound from R2-D2
Tue, 30 Aug '22
Pager alert
Sun, 29 May '22
[Outta my way, slowpoke!]
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Robot sound
Mon, 26 Apr '21
Sound much heard in traffic