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

Echoing her sister's sentiments, Tia, who welcomed daughter Cairo, 7, and son Cree, 14, with ex-husband Cory Hardrict, adds that their kids like to play cornhole together. —Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

Catch a game on the big screen, play a round of cornhole outside, or sit back with a beer while cows graze nearby. —Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025

At Zilker Brewing, the expansive patio scene is lively with cornhole. —Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson ordered the team’s locker room stripped of video game consoles, Ping-Pong tables and cornhole, among other items, last week. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for cornhole

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol