A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Thu, 3 Aug '23
"Feel me?"
Tue, 9 Aug '22
"Catch my drift?"
Sat, 19 Jun '21
"See what I'm sayin'?"
Wed, 2 Jun '21
"See what I mean?," informally
Fri, 12 Mar '21
"I've been thinkin' ..."