Rabbi Pam z"l was very particular about using lashon nekiya (clean language). He once addressed the talmidim in beis medrash and said I don't understand how someone can use the words "stupid" and "crazy."
He also said, I don't understand how someone can say whatchamacallit. A talmid went over to him after the schmooze and asked, what's wrong with whatchamacallit? R' Pam said, if you are saying whatchamacallit, it means you didn't think before you spoke.
The person delivering the talk I was listening to, this talmid of R' Pam, said: Let's not fall into the "Whatchamacallit Syndrome," whether it's our brachos or how we talk to one another. In every aspect of our lives, if it's a whatchamacallit life, it means we didn't think before we did it, and that's dangerous.
We can guess what R' Pam would think about the usage of "whatever," and "you know" and the other fillers we use.
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