[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by John Mayes

Well, it’s a game that uses 16 oz bags filled with corn that you throw trying to get it in the hole on an elevated board. I assume, for the sake of brevity, the name was shortened to “cornhole” instead of “corn bags thrown toward a hole on an elevated board”. LOL

Except our bags were filled with beans. Tossed at circles like a target laid on the ground, or drawn with chalk on the sidewalk. Hence, Beanbag!

[Taltarzac725]

We used to play lawn darts when I lived in Menomonee Falls, WI while I was a young kid. So glad I never got hit with one of those.

At least the bags cannot do a whole lot of damage if you misthrow one.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

When we moved here in 2012, heard what I knew as "bean bag toss" revered to as "corn hole" for the first time. Up to that time, the term "corn hole" was a crude euphemism for one's, um, anus. Who named it this game?

It was a verb where I came from.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

It was a verb where I came from.

Rough neighborhood, huh?

[Taltarzac725]

Cornhole, bean bag toss or bags: What's the name of this tailgating pastime? - SBNation.com

This is very interesting.