A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DUD

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