vac

[ vak ]

noun

, Informal.

1. vacuum cleaner.

vac

/ væk /

noun

1. informal.
   short for vacation

Word History and Origins

Origin of vac¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

With another quick wave to pump up the crowd, he stunned the bees with spray and started sucking them up with a shop vac as Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” blared through the loud speakers.

From Seattle Times

“If you want a vacuum that actually works on pet hair, get one of those vacuums from the 1950s when they were still made out of steel or borrow your husband’s shop vac,” he says.

From Seattle Times

“The weight room, we’re getting it cleaned up right now, getting it all set, we had a great day just yesterday. I mean, talk about fulfillment, going in there to Home Depot and getting the Shop Vac,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“The first cost is the last cost, and the expense and annoyance of buying new parts are eliminated,” it read, and the Stanley Super Vac soon thereafter became an emblem of durability and longevity.

From National Geographic