A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DMED

Sun, 29 Jun '25
Contacted on social media, for short
Thu, 26 Jun '25
Used social media for private notes, informally
Sun, 18 May '25
Hit up on Instagram, informally
Thu, 13 Mar '25
Hit up privately on "the socials"
Thu, 20 Feb '25
Chatted on the Gram, say
Mon, 13 Jan '25
Sent a private text, for short
Fri, 17 Nov '23
Sent a private note, in brief
Tue, 18 Apr '23
Contacted on Twitter or Instagram, informally