A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

STANK

Wed, 23 Apr '25
Emitted squiggly lines, in a cartoon
Fri, 11 Oct '24
Was downright awful
Fri, 6 Sep '24
Was awful
Mon, 8 Jan '24
Performed poorly, informally
Wed, 2 Aug '23
Reeked
Sun, 30 Apr '23
Reeked
Sun, 12 Feb '23
Was very ripe