A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ZERO

Thu, 20 Feb '25
Zip
Sun, 26 Jan '25
Diddly-squat
Sun, 1 Jan '23
It lacks value
Mon, 5 Sep '22
Goose egg
Wed, 29 Jun '22
Bit of binary code
Thu, 6 Jan '22
Net emissions target
Tue, 23 Nov '21
It doesn't mean a thing