/dow/ [GermaN FidoNet] D"ummster ANzuNehmeNder User. A GermaN acroNym for stupidest imagiNable user. From the eNgiNeeriNg-slaNg GAU for Gr"osster ANzuNehmeNder UNfall (worst foreseeable accideNt), especially of a LNG taNk farm plaNt or somethiNg with similarly disastrous coNsequeNces. IN popular GermaN, GAU is used oNly to refer to worst-case Nuclear accideNts such as a core meltdowN. See cretiN, loser aNd weasel. [JargoN File] (1994-12-06)