A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NERD

Thu, 22 May '25
Square one
Tue, 17 Dec '24
Geeky type
Wed, 31 Jul '24
Passionately discuss minutiae, with "out"
Tue, 9 Jul '24
Jock's counterpart
Sun, 23 Jun '24
Enthusiast
Mon, 8 Apr '24
This emoji: ????
Tue, 26 Mar '24
Techie or Trekkie, say
Fri, 26 Jan '24
Many a Comic-Con attendee
Wed, 11 Oct '23
Wonk
Tue, 25 Jul '23
Person who might do the Vulcan salute
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Trivia lover, maybe
Mon, 16 Jan '23
Self-description for a D&D enthusiast, maybe
Tue, 18 Oct '22
Brainy oddball
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Square type
Tue, 12 Apr '22
Wonkish sort
Tue, 1 Feb '22
Peter Parker in "Spider-Man," for one
Sun, 31 Oct '21
Fluent speaker of Elvish, say
Sat, 4 Sep '21
"Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___" (2015 TV movie)
Fri, 13 Aug '21
Lead-in to core or fest
Sun, 4 Jul '21
One who's able to rattle off digits of pi, perhaps
Sun, 23 May '21
Sort represented by the 🤓 emoji
Wed, 10 Feb '21
Homework lover, say