A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YAWN

Sun, 4 Aug '24
Reflex that really is contagious
Wed, 28 Feb '24
[What a snoozefest!]
Mon, 16 Oct '23
[Bor-r-ring!]
Sun, 24 Sep '23
Sign for a speaker to wrap things up
Sun, 19 Jun '22
[What a snoozefest!]
Sun, 2 Jan '22
["You're still talking?"]
Tue, 26 Jan '21
Action that may be "contagious"