A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GERMS

Sat, 17 Jan '26
Gentlemen, jocularly
Tue, 29 Apr '25
What many cleaning brands say they can kill 99% of
Fri, 15 Nov '24
"Cooties"
Sun, 12 Nov '23
Targets of some wipes
Wed, 8 Mar '23
They can make you sick
Fri, 3 Feb '23
Things a mysophobe is afraid of