A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WAG

Wed, 11 Feb '26
Tail or finger motion
Tue, 14 Oct '25
What happy tails do
Mon, 19 May '25
Shake, as a dog's tail
Sat, 4 Jan '25
Jokester
Sun, 1 Dec '24
Joker
Mon, 20 May '24
Move back and forth, as a dog's tail
Fri, 12 Apr '24
Jokester
Sun, 7 May '23
Movement for a finger or a tail
Thu, 4 May '23
Go back and forth, in a way
Mon, 30 Jan '23
Make like a puppy's tail
Thu, 8 Jul '21
Wit