A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TUBES

Fri, 18 Oct '24
Penne, rigatoni, etc.
Sun, 19 May '24
Lazy river conveyances
Tue, 28 Mar '23
Straws and didgeridoos, essentially
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Bucatini, ziti and rigatoni, e.g.
Wed, 30 Jun '21
"A series of ___," infamous analogy for the internet
Sun, 9 May '21
Go down the ___