A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BRO

Wed, 28 Jun '23
"Dude"
Sun, 5 Mar '23
"Du-u-u-ude!"
Thu, 22 Dec '22
Dude
Sun, 9 Oct '22
Certain sib
Mon, 25 Jul '22
Dude
Sun, 22 May '22
"My man!"
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Dude
Wed, 17 Nov '21
Member of the fam
Mon, 8 Nov '21
Dude
Thu, 21 Oct '21
Familial term of address
Wed, 31 Mar '21
Modern lead-in to -grammer
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Mate