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

In 2025, country fans will be able to, like thousands before, play catch on the original film site, play cornhole in the outfield and walk through a corn path to the baseball field. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Frisbee gave way to cornhole but there was still plenty of alcohol. —Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 23 May 2025

This year’s event again featured a full musical lineup from Friday through Sunday, along with the second annual cornhole tournament on Friday; Bingo on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; arts and craft vendors on Saturday and Sunday; and a car show on Sunday. —David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025

Visitors to the fair can expect amusement rides, vendor booths, carnival food, a variety of musical acts, a car show, dog demonstration, equestrian events, a cornhole tournament and lots of other old-fashioned fun and entertainment. —Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 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