cornhole

noun

corn·​hole ˈkȯrn-ˌhōl How to pronounce cornhole (audio)
: a lawn game in which players toss beanbags toward a slanted platform with the aim of passing the beanbag through a hole in the center of the platform
At Bristol, wandering about the grounds outside the track, I joined some tailgaters in a couple of rounds of cornhole, the beanbag-toss game.Ben Austen

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The beer garden comes alive every weekend with free live jams courtesy of the Summer Music Series, and there’s always a round of cornhole going. Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 27 May 2025 Open to all ages, the event will feature: local band Working Class Zero from Noon to 3 p.m.; a cornhole tournament at 3 p.m.; a chili cook-off at 4 p.m.; AC/DC tribute band Bonfire from 4 to 7 p.m.; and an after party at 7:30 p.m. at Region Bowl, 725 Indiana 2 in Hebron. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025 Saturday the 28th features the Eagle Fun Days Fun Run, a vendor market, live music, car show, Wet & Wild Parade, cornhole tournament, Rotary ball drop and the fire truck pull. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025 Stay for a while and enjoy more than beers on tap, as well as plenty of games like cornhole and ping pong. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornhole

Word History

Etymology

corn entry 1 (as a filling for the bags) + hole entry 1, presumably with humorous allusion to slang cornhole "anus (in the context of anal sex)"

First Known Use

2001, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cornhole was in 2001

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“Cornhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornhole. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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