vac
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Etymology
Origin of vac
By shortening
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How, when one of their houses flooded, David was the first to show up at his door with a shop vac to help clean up.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Dan Pryor initially called a friend to bring over a shop vac Monday morning when floodwaters started creeping into his San Diego home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
He said vac packed meat was common in the EU and US as well as recipe boxes in the UK, and he would not be surprised if other supermarkets followed suit.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023
Vacuum stairs with a handheld or canister vacuum, rather than a bulkier full-sized vac.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
But for now, the long vac stretched out endlessly before us.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Today’s robo vacs know when to go back to their base to recharge, and if they do get stuck, can call for help.
From The Verge ● Jul. 8, 2022
So make a clean break from "dirty" — and grab rubber gloves, shop vacs and cleaning concoctions to refresh some of the oft-forgotten but important spots around the house or apartment.
From Fox News ● Mar. 21, 2022
I spent those long vacs in Austria, Portugal, and, for the most part, Spain.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
Anthony, the editor of vacuum-reviews website Best Vacuum Expert, told me that for a top-down clean, robo vacs are still a bit gimmicky.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2018
I expect you will, but one grown-up at home is as much as we can afford, and there’ll be lovely long vacs.
From A College Girl by Groome, William H. C.
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