puffer
n.— «“Puffer” is the term police use to describe cars that are left running and unattended to warm up during cold weather.» —“Jefferson County Bulletin” by Kieran Nicholson Denver Post (Colo.) Dec. 23, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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