PIR (Parent In Room), IPN (I'm Posting Naked) and WTTP (Want To Trade Photos): The 28 internet acronyms EVERY parent needs to look out for

New report by CNN lists teenagers' secret online language

Other slang includes '420' for 'Marijuana', 'POS' for 'parent over shoulder' 

Expert Noël Janis-Norton on how to talk to teens about online dangers

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If you thought you had teenage internet speak cracked by getting to grips with acronyms such as 'LOL' (for 'laugh out loud') and 'LMK' (for 'let me know'), think again.

Do you know the meaning of 'IWSN' or 'GNOC'? Considering these are acronyms for 'I want sex now' and 'get naked on camera' used by youngsters, it's probably a good idea that parents do.

These shorthands are just some of the 28 online abbreviations that feature in a new report by CNN about teenagers' secret online language.

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The report reveals teenagers are using a shorthand language online - including IWSN (I want sex now) 

The list, collated by Kelly Wallace with the help of Internet safety expert Katie Greer, also contains slang such as '420' for 'marijuana', 'POS' for 'parent over shoulder' and the phrase every parent dreads their teenager reading '(L)MIRL'  for 'let's meet in real life'.

Greer's research has found the majority of teens think their parents are trying to keep tabs on them online, so these acronyms are used to hide certain parts of their conversations.

'Acronyms used for this purpose could potentially raise some red flags for parents,' she warns. 

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The report reveals teenagers are using a shorthand language online - including IWSN (I want sex now) 

The list, collated by Kelly Wallace with the help of Internet safety expert Katie Greer, also contains slang such as '420' for 'marijuana', 'POS' for 'parent over shoulder' and the phrase every parent dreads their teenager reading '(L)MIRL'  for 'let's meet in real life'.

Greer's research has found the majority of teens think their parents are trying to keep tabs on them online, so these acronyms are used to hide certain parts of their conversations.

'Acronyms used for this purpose could potentially raise some red flags for parents,' she warns. 

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