A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DUD

Sun, 8 Jun '25
Flop
Sun, 30 Jun '24
Bust
Sat, 17 Jun '23
Total nothing
Tue, 12 Apr '22
Fizzling firework
Thu, 14 Oct '21
Lemon or turkey
Thu, 5 Aug '21
Letdown at a fireworks show
Mon, 19 Jul '21
Total flop