A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IRKS

Tue, 20 Aug '24
Annoys
Sat, 25 May '24
Causes to chafe
Tue, 10 Jan '23
Peeves
Thu, 17 Nov '22
Nettles
Sat, 15 Oct '22
Ticks off
Wed, 7 Sep '22
Rubs the wrong way
Thu, 21 Jul '22
Gets under the skin of
Fri, 3 Dec '21
Gets to
Mon, 4 Oct '21
Ruffles the feathers of
Mon, 28 Dec '20
Really bugs