A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NOCAP

Tue, 6 Jan '26
"For real!," in modern slang
Sun, 4 Jan '26
"Not gonna lie ..."
Fri, 29 Aug '25
"Seriously!," in slang
Thu, 10 Jul '25
For real, to Gen Z
Tue, 1 Jul '25
"Dead serious," in modern lingo
Sun, 19 Nov '23
"For real," in modern parlance