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

Head to the expansive Front Lawn for croquet, cornhole, and other games and activities. —Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 23 June 2026

At the paddle out event, people gathered at Cowell Beach on a cloudy Santa Cruz afternoon to listen to music from DJ Mai Girl, munch on vegan Venezuelan barbecue from Areperia 831 and enjoy each other’s company with cornhole, spikeball and bubbles. —Gabrielle Gillette, Mercury News, 23 June 2026

Jaeden Clampet and her friend Chloe Clements from Oklahoma are competing in cornhole. —Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Ice-cold lemonade and lawn games—like horseshoes or cornhole—bring it all together. —Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 June 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