A History of Short Words
From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle
OKAY
- Mon, 8 Sep '25
 - "Fine by me"
 - Thu, 17 Jul '25
 - Agree to
 - Wed, 16 Apr '25
 - "Sure"
 - Tue, 30 Jan '24
 - What a check mark may signify
 - Sun, 19 Nov '23
 - Go-ahead
 - Thu, 31 Aug '23
 - Authorize
 - Wed, 1 Mar '23
 - Verbal thumbs-up
 - Wed, 25 Jan '23
 - "Sounds good!"
 - Mon, 9 May '22
 - C-worthy
 - Sat, 15 Jan '22
 - Response akin to "So what?"
 - Thu, 9 Dec '21
 - Sign off on
 - Sat, 6 Nov '21
 - "Capisce?"
 - Mon, 11 Oct '21
 - "Sure, why not"
 - Tue, 14 Sep '21
 - "I guess so"
 - Wed, 12 May '21
 - Give the go-ahead