A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SALTY

Fri, 27 Dec '24
Like movie popcorn
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Brackish
Wed, 21 Dec '22
Like tears and some language
Mon, 5 Dec '22
Like a margarita glass rim
Sun, 18 Sep '22
Like some potato chips and language
Sun, 26 Jun '22
Like sailors' language, stereotypically
Sat, 26 Feb '22
Annoyed, in slang