A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BOO

Sun, 9 Jun '24
With 55-Across, "Oh, cry me a river!"
Wed, 8 May '24
Cry from under a sheet, perhaps
Sun, 28 Apr '24
"That's such a bummer!"
Sat, 20 Apr '24
Littlest complaint, in an idiom
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