A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PITT

Fri, 13 Jan '23
The Panthers of the A.C.C.
Sun, 28 Aug '22
Pennsylvania school, for short
Sun, 15 May '22
The Panthers of the N.C.A.A., familiarly
Thu, 17 Feb '22
A.C.C. team, informally