A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BOO

Wed, 20 Mar '24
Shout after sneaking up on someone
Sat, 16 Mar '24
Sweetie
Sun, 13 Aug '23
"That su-u-ucks!"
Mon, 3 Jul '23
Shout that might give you goose bumps
Sun, 30 Apr '23
Verbal equivalent of a thumbs-down
Wed, 15 Feb '23
Cry that might make you jump
Sun, 25 Dec '22
Scare word
Sun, 4 Dec '22
Honey
Sun, 10 Apr '22
"That's just awful!"
Tue, 5 Apr '22
"Get off the stage!"
Tue, 17 Aug '21
"That's not fair!"
Sun, 1 Aug '21
"That stinks!"
Sun, 18 Jul '21
Word mistakenly heard at a Springsteen concert
Tue, 6 Apr '21
Scare word
Fri, 1 Jan '21
Appropriately named ghost in Nintendo games