Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(N.Z.) to vacuum a carpet etc.

1980		L. Leland Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 61: lux: (A) to vacuum one’s carpet (B) a vacuum cleaner. This, like hoover, is a corruption of a brand name. In this case, Electrolux, which appears to be the most widely used vacuum cleaner in New Zealand.
1988		McGill Dict. of Kiwi Sl. 70/2: lux to vacuum; short for electrolux.
1996		Tablet (Dunedin) 21 Jan. 8: Shifting from the South Island to the North-from Invercargill all the way up to Morrinsville... Things that stick out most is we roll our R’s, we call ‘luncheon’ ‘belgium’ and we call ‘vacuum cleaning’ luxing [DNZE].
2003		McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. [as cit. 1988].