A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LIAR

Thu, 5 Jan '23
Fake news source?
Thu, 22 Dec '22
One avoiding eye contact, maybe
Tue, 11 Oct '22
Word said twice before "pants on fire"
Sat, 24 Sep '22
Bull fan?
Mon, 19 Sep '22
Make-up specialist?
Sun, 3 Apr '22
"A warehouse of facts, with poet and ___ in joint ownership" ("The Devil's Dictionary" definition for "imagination")
Sat, 26 Mar '22
"Not so!"