A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PSST

Wed, 24 Dec '25
"Hey! Over here!"
Wed, 26 Nov '25
"Over here!"
Thu, 20 Nov '25
Subtle attention-getter
Wed, 8 Oct '25
"Hey! Over here!"
Wed, 24 Sep '25
"Hey!"
Sun, 21 Sep '25
[Hey!]
Fri, 22 Aug '25
Whisper in a classroom, maybe
Sun, 17 Aug '25
Vowelless attention-getter
Sun, 3 Aug '25
A low "Yo!"
Fri, 1 Aug '25
Alternative to "Hey!"
Wed, 30 Apr '25
"Hey, I've got a secret to tell you"
Wed, 5 Mar '25
Subtle summons
Sun, 26 Jan '25
"Over here!"
Wed, 18 Dec '24
"Hey, I've got a secret …"
Mon, 2 Dec '24
Covert "Hey, you!"
Mon, 4 Nov '24
[Hey, over here!]
Sun, 3 Nov '24
[Check it out!]
Tue, 29 Oct '24
Vowelless attention-getter
Sun, 22 Sep '24
"Yo!," on the down-low
Sun, 25 Aug '24
Quiet "Hey!"
Sun, 18 Aug '24
"Hey, you! Yeah, you!"
Sun, 16 Jun '24
Something an attention-seeker might say
Wed, 1 May '24
Sound made by a sneaker, say?
Sun, 31 Mar '24
Sibilant summons
Mon, 19 Feb '24
"Hey, you there!"
Mon, 12 Feb '24
"Hey you!"
Mon, 8 Jan '24
"Hey, you! Over here!"
Tue, 2 Jan '24
"Over here!"
Tue, 12 Dec '23
Attention-getting sound
Mon, 4 Dec '23
"Hey, you!"
Fri, 20 Oct '23
"Hey, you!"
Sat, 14 Oct '23
Sibilant summons
Thu, 20 Jul '23
[Check this out!]
Thu, 13 Jul '23
Sound from a note passer
Tue, 20 Jun '23
Attention-grabbing whisper
Fri, 9 Jun '23
Alternative to an elbow
Sun, 28 May '23
Tap alternative
Tue, 18 Apr '23
"Hey, you!"
Sun, 12 Mar '23
Vocal nudge
Thu, 3 Nov '22
"Hey, over here!"
Sat, 20 Aug '22
Alternative to a finger poke
Tue, 16 Aug '22
Oral equivalent of a nudge
Fri, 29 Jul '22
Secret indication
Sat, 2 Jul '22
Discreet attention-getter
Sat, 25 Jun '22
Poke alternative, maybe
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Discreet attention-getter
Thu, 24 Mar '22
Attention-getter
Wed, 16 Feb '22
"You there!"
Sun, 30 Jan '22
Relative of "Hey!"
Mon, 13 Dec '21
[Hey! Over here!]
Thu, 18 Nov '21
Tap alternative?
Sun, 31 Oct '21
"Hey ... over here!"
Tue, 14 Sep '21
"Hey ... you!"
Mon, 2 Aug '21
"Hey, over here!"
Sun, 1 Aug '21
[Hey, over here!]
Mon, 31 May '21
"Hey, over here!"
Tue, 20 Apr '21
Vowelless attention-getter
Sun, 18 Apr '21
Quiet summons
Mon, 5 Apr '21
"Hey, over here!"
Sun, 7 Feb '21
"Wanna hear a secret?" preceder
Sun, 3 Jan '21
"Over here!"