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 quadruple amputee professional cornhole player linked to a deadly shooting in Maryland has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. —Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

The 2,650-passenger vessel has a kids club, a 14-story atrium with live music, stunning stage shows, and many activities that families can do together, including pickleball and the world’s first cornhole-meets-mini-golf course at sea. —Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026

Unlike bocce or cornhole, feather bowling is far more niche. —Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026

The game will be broadcast on multiple screens and there will be interactive games including cornhole, giant Jenga, Plinko and speed pitching stations. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Apr. 2026

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