whatsapp bow

The act of going offline temporarily upon seeing one's boss (or senior) 'online' and 'typing' on whatsapp, allowing few moments of time and 'space' as a mark of respect, while one waits offline for message to be typed in and then read it after a few moments. May be more common in eastern societies with hierarchical cultures

Upon seeing his teacher online and replying to his queries, he quickly made a whatsapp bow.