A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OHNO

Fri, 20 Feb '26
"I smell trouble ...!"
Tue, 13 Jan '26
"I'm in trouble!"
Tue, 30 Dec '25
"That's not good!"
Tue, 27 May '25
"Heavens!"
Wed, 14 May '25
"I've made a huge mistake!"
Thu, 20 Mar '25
"Yeesh!"
Wed, 9 Oct '24
[Gasp!]
Fri, 30 Dec '22
"This CAN'T be happening"
Wed, 19 Oct '22
"That's terrible!"
Tue, 24 May '22
"What happened now?!"
Sun, 8 May '22
[Gulp!]
Sun, 27 Mar '22
"This does not look good!"
Tue, 30 Nov '21
Cry of horror
Fri, 1 Oct '21
"This can't be happening ..."
Wed, 18 Aug '21
Words after a gasp
Sat, 31 Jul '21
"This can't be good"
Fri, 2 Jul '21
[Gulp!]
Thu, 22 Apr '21
"Yikes!"
Sun, 11 Apr '21
"Oops!"