A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IRKS

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