A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLANG

Mon, 28 Jul '25
"Chill," e.g., for "relax"
Tue, 15 Apr '25
"Snow job" or "rainmaker," e.g.
Fri, 21 Mar '25
"Hot-diggity" or "Cool it"
Sun, 15 Dec '24
Informal speech
Sun, 3 Nov '24
"Wheels" for a car, say
Sat, 17 Feb '24
Head for the toilet, say?
Sat, 15 Apr '23
Words on the street
Sun, 7 Aug '22
A-game or b-ball, e.g.
Tue, 19 Apr '22
Sort of language generally found in Urban Dictionary
Mon, 17 Jan '22
"Tea" for "gossip," e.g.