Othello for the 21st Century
by Mary Jarrett Wilson

(See Teen Lingo for translation).

SCENE IV. Before the castle.

DESDEMONA

Let me ax you, Emilia, where’s my hankee?

EMILIA

Don’t know.

DESDEMONA

I’d rather have my ice ganked

Than have my baby daddy

Thinking I’m selling wolf tickets.

No diggity.

EMILIA

Does he think you triflin?

DESDEMONA

Who, he? He’s righ.

EMILIA

He’s in the house.

DESDEMONA

I’m straight till Cassio in the house.

Enter OTHELLO

What’s poppin?

OTHELLO

Wylin, hottie.

Aside

How you doin?

DESDEMONA

Coo for sheezy.

OTHELLO

I’m salty from being sick.
Where’s that hankie, bitch?

DESDEMONA

You got me bent. Which one?

OTHELLO

Dat I gave you.

DESDEMONA

Don’t know.

OTHELLO

No?

DESDEMONA

No, quit grillin me!

OTHELLO

Is't lost? is't gone? Did someone deebo it?

DESDEMONA

Quit flashin me!

OTHELLO

Say you?

DESDEMONA

It is not lost; but what an if it were? Quit mad doggin’ me! It’s all good!

OTHELLO

How!

DESDEMONA

I say, it is not lost.

OTHELLO

Fetch't, let me see't. You jawsin!

DESDEMONA

You trippin! You off the hook!

OTHELLO

I’m out, skank! I’m on the down low you been giving away the gold!

Exit