A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SNAFU

Sun, 18 Feb '24
Real pickle
Sat, 22 Jul '23
Military acronym first used in W.W. II
Sat, 1 Apr '23
Grounds for an apology
Tue, 21 Mar '23
Big bungle
Wed, 1 Mar '23
Screw-up
Mon, 17 Oct '22
Terrible mistake
Wed, 22 Sep '21
Major mix-up
Mon, 23 Aug '21
Mess of a mistake
Thu, 15 Apr '21
Big bungle