A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLAY

Thu, 17 Aug '23
Knock 'em dead
Sat, 28 Jan '23
Knock dead
Tue, 12 Jul '22
Kill it at the comedy club
Tue, 15 Mar '22
Vanquish, as a dragon
Sat, 26 Feb '22
Do amazingly, in slang
Thu, 25 Mar '21
Dispatch, in a way
Tue, 2 Feb '21
Leave rolling in the aisles