A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SASS

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