A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SNAFU

Sun, 23 Nov '25
Big fiasco
Thu, 28 Aug '25
Major mess
Sun, 24 Aug '25
Hot mess
Wed, 4 Dec '24
Major muddle
Wed, 7 Aug '24
Real mess
Tue, 4 Jun '24
Major muddle
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