A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BFF

Sat, 31 May '25
Ride-or-die sort, in brief
Thu, 15 May '25
Close one, for short
Tue, 14 Jan '25
Closest pal, informally
Tue, 29 Oct '24
Very good pal, informally
Thu, 17 Oct '24
#1 pal
Tue, 26 Sep '23
Closest bud, in brief
Sat, 11 Mar '23
Close one, in brief
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Bosom buddy, informally
Sun, 3 Oct '21
Person who likes all your FB posts, perhaps
Sun, 15 Aug '21
Awesomest bud
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Many a maid of honor, informally
Fri, 19 Mar '21
Partner "4 lyfe"
Wed, 17 Feb '21
One who likes every one of your Insta posts, say