A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NERD

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