I hear urbanites using this pause phrase. Is it a new thing?
I don't know if it's new, haha, but I also like to verbalize commas, slashes, and any other extraneous punctuation. For example:
"BigRo said I have the best butt on the boards, exclamation point exclamation point!"
"Chiro Flex said BigRo should stop being so modest, and that his irish cheeks are certainly more boner-worthy than my cocoa buns comma seriously."
"Lobstah said she was experiencing a girl-boner slash pussy tsunami just thinking about the ensuing ass battle."
This is just how I speak. Nerdtastic.