A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IRONIC

Sun, 7 Jul '24
Like some hipster T-shirts
Sun, 13 Aug '23
Like O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"
Wed, 28 Jun '23
Like a free ride when you've already paid, per a 1996 hit
Thu, 2 Dec '21
1996 hit for Alanis Morissette