"cornhole" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔɹnˌhoʊl/ [US] Audio: En-au-cornhole.ogg [Australia] Forms: cornholes [plural]
Etymology: corn + hole (anus): From the old-fashioned practice of using dried corncobs instead of toilet paper in outdoor privies. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|hole}} corn + hole, {{sense|anus}} (anus): Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cornhole (countable and uncountable, plural cornholes)
  1. (UK, dated) A small room connected to a threshing floor. Tags: UK, countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Agriculture, Rooms
    Sense id: en-cornhole-en-noun-oW0uEF4U Disambiguation of Agriculture: 50 28 1 21 Disambiguation of Rooms: 72 15 1 12 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 34 0 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 38 1 27
  2. (US) A game similar to beanbag toss, popular in Ohio, in which a bag filled with corn feed is thrown into a hole. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms (beanbag-like game): baggo, corn toss
    Sense id: en-cornhole-en-noun-m3fvPULq Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 34 0 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 38 1 27 Disambiguation of 'beanbag-like game': 34 66 0
  3. (slang, vulgar) The anus. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-cornhole-en-noun-TO8onq6H

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɔɹnˌhoʊl/ [US] Audio: En-au-cornhole.ogg [Australia] Forms: cornholes [present, singular, third-person], cornholing [participle, present], cornholed [participle, past], cornholed [past]
Etymology: corn + hole (anus): From the old-fashioned practice of using dried corncobs instead of toilet paper in outdoor privies. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|hole}} corn + hole, {{sense|anus}} (anus): Head templates: {{en-verb}} cornhole (third-person singular simple present cornholes, present participle cornholing, simple past and past participle cornholed)
  1. (slang, vulgar) To have anal intercourse with; to penetrate anally. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms (have anal intercourse with): sodomize
    Sense id: en-cornhole-en-verb-Kd-icXTT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 34 0 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 38 1 27

Inflected forms

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