A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DOO

Fri, 25 Jul '25
When repeated, something often said to be "deep"
Tue, 10 Jun '25
Lead-in to hickey or wop
Sun, 13 Apr '25
Scooby-___
Wed, 1 May '24
"Well, whoop-de-___"
Sun, 14 Apr '24
Scat syllable
Sun, 18 Feb '24
"Whoop-de-___"
Mon, 21 Aug '23
___-wop
Sat, 3 Sep '22
Lead-in to hickey
Thu, 16 Jun '22
Common scat syllable
Tue, 9 Nov '21
Scooby-___
Thu, 18 Mar '21
Scrappy-___ (cartoon dog)