A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SASS

Fri, 19 Jul '24
Lip
Mon, 15 Apr '24
Fresh talk
Tue, 12 Mar '24
Give lip to
Sun, 12 Nov '23
Give lip service?
Tue, 10 Oct '23
Cheeky talk
Tue, 8 Aug '23
Cheekiness
Wed, 21 Jun '23
Lip
Mon, 5 Jun '23
Flippant freshness
Sun, 21 May '23
Mouthing off
Sun, 16 Apr '23
Freshness
Sun, 12 Feb '23
Freshness
Wed, 4 Jan '23
Back talk
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Fresh talk
Mon, 5 Dec '22
Back talk
Sat, 26 Nov '22
Attitude
Wed, 19 Oct '22
Lip
Mon, 12 Sep '22
Talk back to
Wed, 27 Apr '22
'Tude
Wed, 20 Apr '22
Give attitude
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Back talk
Wed, 16 Feb '22
Speak disrespectfully to
Sun, 26 Dec '21
Lip or cheek
Fri, 19 Nov '21
Be wise to
Thu, 18 Nov '21
Mouth off to
Fri, 29 Oct '21
Ask "Why should I?," say
Thu, 21 Oct '21
Freshness
Fri, 17 Sep '21
Cheek
Thu, 12 Aug '21
Freshness
Wed, 16 Jun '21
Lip
Thu, 13 May '21
Fresh stuff