A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BBS

Sat, 18 Feb '23
No big shot
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Big shots they are not
Tue, 13 Sep '22
Projectiles from a pellet gun
Fri, 26 Aug '22
Some shot
Thu, 16 Dec '21
Dangerous pellets
Sat, 13 Nov '21
Not-so-big shot
Wed, 31 Mar '21
Tiny ammo