A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BASIC

Tue, 13 Jun '23
No-frills
Sat, 4 Mar '23
Not complicated at all
Thu, 22 Dec '22
Universal ___ income
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Meat-and-potatoes
Thu, 14 Jul '22
Elemental
Thu, 6 Jan '22
No-frills
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Aggressively mainstream, in slang