A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GOTTA

Sun, 20 Jul '25
More than wanna
Sat, 12 Oct '24
Can't not, informally
Sat, 22 Jun '24
Just must
Mon, 24 Jul '23
Must, informally
Mon, 22 Aug '22
Must, informally
Fri, 10 Dec '21
"___ boogie!"