What is "diabolo"

Diabolo \Di*ab"o*lo\ (d[i^]*[a^]b"[-o]*l[=o]), n. An old game or sport (revived under this name) consisting in whirling on a string, fastened to two sticks, a small somewhat spool-shaped object (called the diabolo) so as to balance it on a string, toss it in the air and catch it, etc.

n. A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.

The diabolo ( ; commonly misspelled diablo) is a juggling prop consisting of an axle and two cups or discs. This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks. A huge variety of tricks are possible with the diabolo, including tosses, and various types of interaction with the sticks, string, and various parts of the user's body. Multiple diabolos can be spun on a single string.

is a manga by Kaoru Ohashi and Kei Kusunoki. The story takes place in Japan. The plot revolves around teenagers being converted to followers of the "Diabolo" by a secret society in exchange for the fulfillment of their wishes. Teens who have made a pact with the Devil begin to go crazy at age 17, often manifesting in acts of brutality and homicide, and upon turning 18 reach a point of no return to their original selves. The phenomenon is a mystery to the adult world and media, who try to ascertain the origin of mass teen violence. There are six great spirits (also teenagers) that serve the Devil, each of which has a hand in destroying the world. The main characters, Ren and Rai, use their own Devil-given powers to stop them while searching for their cousin Mio, saving other teenagers from their pacts, and racing against their approaching 18th birthdays. It describes its plot as "The age where the ensured bend to temptation and slowly fall from human to devil." It is published in French by Soleil, and was published in English by Tokyopop.

A diabolo or diablo is a prop used in juggling.

It may also refer to:

• Diabolo (manga), a manga set in Japan
• The most common air gun pellet design
• The Diabolo project, a railway line serving Brussels Airport
• Diablo (video game)
• In mathematics, the second polyabolo
• Diabolus, the devil
• Tritone, a musical interval referred to as diabolo
• Diabolo (genus), a genus of moths

Diabolo is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Diabolo diantoniorum, which is found in Ecuador.