A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DIP

Wed, 10 Jan '24
Dance floor flourish
Sun, 12 Nov '23
Go down slightly
Sun, 5 Nov '23
Guacamole or tahini
Fri, 13 Oct '23
Some smokeless tobacco
Thu, 3 Aug '23
Ballroom dance move
Tue, 4 Apr '23
Quick swim
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Guacamole, for one
Tue, 24 Jan '23
Quick plunge
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Party bowlful
Tue, 14 Jun '22
Hummus, for one
Thu, 19 May '22
Dramatic tango move
Thu, 30 Dec '21
Part of many a ballroom dance
Thu, 12 Aug '21
Leave inconspicuously, with "out"
Wed, 28 Jul '21
Tango flourish
Mon, 12 Apr '21
Slight downturn
Fri, 15 Jan '21
Baba ghanouj, e.g.
Thu, 31 Dec '20
Minor market move