A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SIMP

Mon, 22 May '23
Foolish sort
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Knucklehead
Sat, 11 Feb '23
Chucklehead
Sun, 26 Jun '22
One offering intense but unrequited affection, in modern usage
Thu, 5 May '22
Foolish person
Tue, 20 Jul '21
Nincompoop