Learning the Foreign Language of Cornhole

When you are new to the exciting world of Corn hole, Baggy, Corn Toss, or bags (all names for the same addicting game) you will hear some new terms for your cast, score and miss.

If shucks, Gush and cow pies leave you in complete confusion, read on to learn some of the common Corn hole game definitions.

Remember that the basic rules is to get your four corn bags in corn hole. There are some tricks and strategies that can help you or hinder your opponent, such as creating a Berlin Wall or Shucking the other teams.

Air Mail - threw the bag, so skilfully that it lands directly in corn hole, never touching the board. (Also known as a Swish)

Ace - A one-point score for a bag landing somewhere on the board (also known as a cow pie)

Backdoor - The art of making a Corn hole by throwing the bag over a Blocker.

Berlin Wall - A defense set up by tossing a few of your bags in front of corn hole, thus blocking your opponent from making a shot. (Also known as a deadlock if only one bag, which blocks the corn hole.)

Confusion - When teams can not agree on the score of a round. Cornfusion perhaps be settled by cornhole police.

Cornhole - Getting a bag in the hole. Cornholes is worth three points.

Corn Patty - throw a bag, so weak that it lands in front of the Board. (Some areas may call this a map bag.)

Dirty Bag - A bag that lands on Earth, or hanging out on the board, touching the ground.

Four-Bagger - Landing your four bags in the hole without any help from either your opponent's bags or your own.

Gusher - When a player gets four corn holes in one round. (Can also be referred to as a Double Deuce)

Hanger - This one peeping over the edge of corn hole, but do not fall in.

Hooker - Connecting or curved a bag around your opponent's Blocker, resulting in a corn hole for you.

Jumper - skillfully getting the bag to jump over an opponent by hitting it with enough force.

Police - The judge for the Corn whole game. Could be called in to break up Confusion.

Shucks - throws the bag, so it strikes one of your opponent's bags from the board.

Slider - As it sounds, a bag that slides into the hole - the opposite from Air Mail.

This is not a comprehensive list by any means. Plus, you can hear other terms depending on where in the country or world you play. People who play regularly will probably create more of their own terminology, too. No matter what you call Blockers, Swisher and Hooker, keep practicing them, so you score more Corn holes.