If you want to play like a pro you gotta talk like one!  Here are some of the slang words you will hear while playing cornhole

General Slang:

Skunk - when a team gets up on their opponent 11-0. The game is over and its a called a skunk

Da Police - the official score keeper of the match

Honors - The last team to score, has honors for the next inning and gets to toss the cornholebags first

Types of throws:

The Knuckleballer - Throwing a bag just like you would a knuckle ball

The Frisbee - Spin the bag like you would a frisbee, this helps the bag "stick" on the board

The Fling - Holding one corner of the bag with index finger and thumb, you fling the bag with a flip of your wrist

The Flop - Tossing your bag without any spin or rotation during its flight

The Granny - Use two hands and toss from between your legs

The Jump Shot - Grab a bag and "shoot" it at the hole just like you would a basketball

The Double Stack - Try stacking two bags onto of each other and aiming for the hole


Types of landings:

The Ace - 1 point for a bag on the board

The Dirty Bag - Its when your bag hits the ground then rolls up on the board. (no points should be given)

The Cornhole - A bag that goes in the hole for 3 points

The Swish, AKA The Glory-hole - A bag that goes in the hole without touching the board

The Blocker - A cornhole bag that lands in-front of the hole blocking others

A Hanger - A bag sitting on the lip of the hole just waiting to fall in for 3 points

Rim Job - A bag that hits the lip of the hole, but ends up on the ground

Sky Bag - A bag that is tossed so far it lands way past the boards

The Weak Sauce - Someone who falls way short on their toss to the platform


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