A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

VAC

Wed, 19 Mar '25
A little cleaner?
Fri, 14 Feb '25
Little sucker?
Sun, 5 Jan '25
Little suck-up?
Sun, 7 Jan '24
Hoover, for one, in brief
Wed, 2 Aug '23
Shop ___ (article of cleaning equipment)
Mon, 10 May '21
Rug cleaner, informally