cornhole

noun

corn·​hole ˈkȯrn-ˌhōl 

: 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

Examples of cornhole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Frisco venue will have multiple entertainment options including cornhole, beach volleyball and pingpong. —Steve Brown, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023

The game is very similar to horseshoes, cornhole, and frisbee. —Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023

Out on the festival grounds, there’s a ferris wheel, a cornhole, and tents offering gutter-leaf-protection services. —Amos Barshad, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023

One game is similar to cornhole, but instead with sticks. —Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2023

The first- and second-place cornhole tournament winners donated their earnings. —Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023

The cornhole competition will return after last year's successful turnout. —Daniel Bereznicki, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2023

The Dubliner, which draws long lines on Capitol Hill on March 17, is throwing open the doors for half-price Guinness from noon to 3 p.m., oyster specials, live music from Irish troubadour Conor Malone and a cornhole tournament. —Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023

What: Frog-jumping contest, music, fireworks, food vendors, crafts, cornhole tournament and classic car show. —Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2023

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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