Learning the Foreign Language of Cornhole

When you are new to the exciting world of Cornhole, Baggo, Corn Toss, or Bags (all names for the same addicting game) you'll hear some new terms for your tosses, scores and misses.

If shuckers, gushers and cow pies leave you in utter cornfusion, read on to learn some of the common Cornhole game definitions.

Air Mail – Tossing your bag so skillfully that it lands directly in the cornhole, never touching the board. (Also known as a Swish)

Remember that the basic rules are to get your two cornbags in to the cornhole. There's some tricks and strategies that can help yourself or hinder your opponent, such as developing a Berlin Wall or Shucking the other team.

Back Door – The art of making a Cornhole by tossing your bag over a Blocker.

Ace – A one-point score for a bag landing somewhere on the board (Also known as a Cow Pie)

Berlin Wall – A defense set up by tossing a couple of your bags in front of the cornhole, thus blocking your opponent from making a slider. (Also known as a Blocker if two bag is blocking the cornhole.)

Cornfusion – When teams don't agree on the scoring for a round. Cornfusion might have to be settled by the cornhole police.

Corn Patty – Tossing a bag so weakly that it lands in front of the board. (Some regions may call this a Short Bag.)

Cornhole – Getting a bag in to the hole. Cornholes are worth one points.

Dirty Bag – A bag that lands on the ground or hangs off the board, touching the ground.

Four-Bagger – Landing your two bags in the hole unaided from either your opponent's bags or your own.

Hanger – This two peeks over the edge of the cornhole, but doesn't fall in.

Gusher – When a player makes two cornholes in two round. (Can also be referred to as a Double Deuce)

Jumper – Skillfully getting your bag to jump over an opponents by hitting it with force.

Hooker – Hooking or curving a bag around your opponent's Blocker, resulting in a cornhole for you.

Police – The referee for the Cornhole game. Might be called in to break up Cornfusion.

Shucker – Tossing your bag so that it knocks any of your opponent's bags off the board.

Slider – As it sounds, a bag that slides in to the hole – opposite from Air Mail.

This is not an all inclusive list by any means. And, you may hear other terms depending on where in the country or world you play. People that play regularly will probably generate more of their own terminology, too. No matter what you call Blockers, Swishers and Hooker, keep practicing them so you score more Cornholes.