From "Hammer" to "Sally," here is some cornhole specific vocab. Don't worry, you're not expected to know any of this.
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Ace or Cow Pie
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A bag lands on the board, which is worth one point.
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Back Door
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A cornhole that goes over the top of a blocker and into the hole.
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Backstop
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A bag that lands past the cornhole but remains on the board creating a backboard for a slider to knock into without going off the board.
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Blocker
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An ace that lands in front of the hole, essentially blocking the hole from sliders.
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Cornfusion
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When players or teams cannot agree on the scoring of a given inning.
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Cornhole or Drāno
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A bag falls in the hole, which is worth three points. The alternative name is a reference to a trademark, that of a sink clog clearing product.
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Dirty Bag
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A bag that is on the ground or is hanging off the board touching the ground.
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Dirty Roll Up
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A point scored when the bag hits the ground before landing on the board.
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Gusher or Jumanji or Double Deuce or Catorce
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Four cornholes by a single player in a single round.
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Hammer
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The last bag tossed each round.
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Hanger or Shook
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An ace on the lip of the hole ready to drop.
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Honors
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The team who tosses first, resulting from the team scoring last.
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Hooker
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A bag hitting the board and hooking or curving around a blocker and going in the hole.
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Jumper
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A bag that strikes another bag on the board causing it to jump up into the cornhole.
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Leprechaun
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When a player attains all four bags onto the board without getting any into the hole.
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Police
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The cornhole referee.
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Romanyk
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When a player sinks all four bags in a row. (Menage a Manyk) Is when the Romanyk is completed back to back.
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Sally
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A toss that is thrown too weakly and lands on the ground before reaching the board.
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Shucker
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When a player pitches a bag and it strikes an opposing players bag knocking it off the board.
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Skunk or whitewash, shutout
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A game that, by some rules, ends in an 11–0 score.
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Slider
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A cornhole that slides into the hole.
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Swish
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A bag that goes directly in the hole without touching the board.
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This (and more) about cornhole available from the Wikipedia Cornhole page.