A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SKID

Sun, 19 Oct '25
Go downhill fast, say
Sun, 21 Sep '25
Leave tire marks, say
Sun, 19 Jan '25
Fishtail, say
Wed, 19 Jul '23
Kind of mark
Tue, 7 Feb '23
Fishtail, maybe
Tue, 28 Sep '21
Lose traction