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diabolo

[ dee-ab-uh-loh ]

noun

plural diabolos
  1. a game in which a toplike object is spun, thrown, and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string the ends of which are fastened to the ends of two sticks that are manipulated by hand.
  2. the top used in this game.


diabolo

/ »åɪˈæ²úəˌ±ôəʊ /

noun

  1. a game in which one throws and catches a spinning top on a cord fastened to two sticks held in the hands
  2. the top used in this game
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diabolo1

1905–10; < Italian: literally, devil
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diabolo1

C20: from Italian, literally: devil
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In July, a diabolo instructor, Lu Chi-hsien, and four others were detained for allegedly setting up a spy network.

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Tsagrinou says her song, “El Diabolo,†which she performs flanked by four dancers in skin-tight red costumes, was misinterpreted and is actually about an abusive relationship between two lovers.

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Derived from the Chinese yo-yo, diabolo is a juggling/circus prop consisting of an hourglass shaped axle with two cups that is spun using a string attached to two sticks/batons.

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This month, Mr. Mir, who holds the Guinness World Record in the diabolo, logged “unofficial†tallies on 91, 91 and 93 in three one-minute attempts.

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Mr. Mir is the current Guinness record-holder for the highest diabolo throw - 78 feet, 5 inches - set in July 2015 next to the Holiday Inn in Ocean City, Maryland.

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