A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YUP

Tue, 22 Apr '25
"Ya better believe it!"
Fri, 11 Apr '25
"Uh-huh"
Wed, 19 Mar '25
"Sho' nuff"
Mon, 17 Mar '25
"Uh-huh"
Sat, 2 Dec '23
"Mm-hmm"
Thu, 29 Dec '22
"You got it!"
Tue, 8 Mar '22
Casual affirmative
Thu, 16 Sep '21
"Absolutely!"
Wed, 3 Mar '21
"That's right!"