A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DIVA

Mon, 21 Oct '24
Performer prone to theatrics
Wed, 13 Mar '24
Go full ___ (make a big deal of things, in modern slang)
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Megacelebrity, maybe
Tue, 11 Apr '23
High-maintenance star
Tue, 21 Feb '23
High-maintenance headliner
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Sublime soprano
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Miss Piggy or Bette Midler
Mon, 21 Nov '22
Goddesslike pop or opera star
Mon, 24 Oct '22
Prima donna type
Sun, 4 Jul '21
Hard-to-please type