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

Her husband, Josh Seal, who is also deaf, was killed at the bar where other deaf people were at a cornhole tournament as gunshots rang out. —Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024

Entertainment and live music at Milwaukee Oktoberfest From a brat eating competition to a cornhole tournament, the festival has a full schedule of live music and entertainment slated for the weekend. —Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024

And the setup outside – complete with cornhole, sand volleyball and more – was spectacular. —David Wysong, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024

Here's a guide of Independence Day celebrations across the state, with everything from fireworks and parades to water ski shows and cornhole tournaments. —Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2024

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