diff --git a/examples/cookies.rs b/examples/cookies.rs
index 1030b78d2..56756c57b 100644
--- a/examples/cookies.rs
+++ b/examples/cookies.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use tide::{Request, StatusCode};
 
 /// Tide will use the the `Cookies`'s `Extract` implementation to build this parameter.
 ///
-async fn retrieve_cookie(cx: Request<()>) -> tide::Result<String> {
-    Ok(format!("hello cookies: {:?}", cx.cookie("hello").unwrap()))
+async fn retrieve_cookie(req: Request<()>) -> tide::Result<String> {
+    Ok(format!("hello cookies: {:?}", req.cookie("hello").unwrap()))
 }
 
 async fn insert_cookie(_req: Request<()>) -> tide::Result {
diff --git a/examples/graphql.rs b/examples/graphql.rs
index f62c3a5d0..42b1fe1f4 100644
--- a/examples/graphql.rs
+++ b/examples/graphql.rs
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ fn create_schema() -> Schema {
     Schema::new(QueryRoot {}, MutationRoot {})
 }
 
-async fn handle_graphql(mut cx: Request<State>) -> tide::Result {
-    let query: juniper::http::GraphQLRequest = cx
+async fn handle_graphql(mut req: Request<State>) -> tide::Result {
+    let query: juniper::http::GraphQLRequest = req
         .body_json()
         .await
         .expect("be able to deserialize the graphql request");
 
     let schema = create_schema(); // probably worth making the schema a singleton using lazy_static library
-    let response = query.execute(&schema, cx.state());
+    let response = query.execute(&schema, req.state());
     let status = if response.is_ok() {
         StatusCode::Ok
     } else {
diff --git a/src/cookies/middleware.rs b/src/cookies/middleware.rs
index f713ae259..8a80cdc5f 100644
--- a/src/cookies/middleware.rs
+++ b/src/cookies/middleware.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 /// # use tide::{Request, Response, StatusCode};
 /// # use tide::http::cookies::Cookie;
 /// let mut app = tide::Server::new();
-/// app.at("/get").get(|cx: Request<()>| async move { Ok(cx.cookie("testCookie").unwrap().value().to_string()) });
+/// app.at("/get").get(|req: Request<()>| async move {
+///     Ok(req.cookie("testCookie").unwrap().value().to_string())
+/// });
 /// app.at("/set").get(|_| async {
 ///     let mut res = Response::new(StatusCode::Ok);
 ///     res.insert_cookie(Cookie::new("testCookie", "NewCookieValue"));
diff --git a/src/router.rs b/src/router.rs
index e210c82aa..701dbbdf1 100644
--- a/src/router.rs
+++ b/src/router.rs
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ impl<State: 'static> Router<State> {
     }
 }
 
-fn not_found_endpoint<State>(_cx: Request<State>) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result> {
+fn not_found_endpoint<State>(_req: Request<State>) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result> {
     Box::pin(async move { Ok(Response::new(StatusCode::NotFound)) })
 }
 
-fn method_not_allowed<State>(_cx: Request<State>) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result> {
+fn method_not_allowed<State>(_req: Request<State>) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result> {
     Box::pin(async move { Ok(Response::new(StatusCode::MethodNotAllowed)) })
 }
diff --git a/tests/cookies.rs b/tests/cookies.rs
index 3af203e4f..3eed212e2 100644
--- a/tests/cookies.rs
+++ b/tests/cookies.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ use tide::{Request, Response, Server, StatusCode};
 
 static COOKIE_NAME: &str = "testCookie";
 
-async fn retrieve_cookie(cx: Request<()>) -> tide::Result<String> {
+async fn retrieve_cookie(req: Request<()>) -> tide::Result<String> {
     Ok(format!(
         "{} and also {}",
-        cx.cookie(COOKIE_NAME).unwrap().value(),
-        cx.cookie("secondTestCookie").unwrap().value()
+        req.cookie(COOKIE_NAME).unwrap().value(),
+        req.cookie("secondTestCookie").unwrap().value()
     ))
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/wildcard.rs b/tests/wildcard.rs
index 9adabc605..64d2edd33 100644
--- a/tests/wildcard.rs
+++ b/tests/wildcard.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 use http_types::{Method, StatusCode, Url};
 use tide::{http, Request};
 
-async fn add_one(cx: Request<()>) -> Result<String, tide::Error> {
-    match cx.param::<i64>("num") {
+async fn add_one(req: Request<()>) -> Result<String, tide::Error> {
+    match req.param::<i64>("num") {
         Ok(num) => Ok((num + 1).to_string()),
         Err(err) => Err(tide::Error::new(StatusCode::BadRequest, err)),
     }
 }
 
-async fn add_two(cx: Request<()>) -> Result<String, tide::Error> {
-    let one = cx
+async fn add_two(req: Request<()>) -> Result<String, tide::Error> {
+    let one = req
         .param::<i64>("one")
         .map_err(|err| tide::Error::new(StatusCode::BadRequest, err))?;
-    let two = cx
+    let two = req
         .param::<i64>("two")
         .map_err(|err| tide::Error::new(StatusCode::BadRequest, err))?;
     Ok((one + two).to_string())
 }
 
-async fn echo_path(cx: Request<()>) -> Result<String, tide::Error> {
-    match cx.param::<String>("path") {
+async fn echo_path(req: Request<()>) -> Result<String, tide::Error> {
+    match req.param::<String>("path") {
         Ok(path) => Ok(path),
         Err(err) => Err(tide::Error::new(StatusCode::BadRequest, err)),
     }
 }
 
-async fn echo_empty(cx: Request<()>) -> Result<String, tide::Error> {
-    match cx.param::<String>("") {
+async fn echo_empty(req: Request<()>) -> Result<String, tide::Error> {
+    match req.param::<String>("") {
         Ok(path) => Ok(path),
         Err(err) => Err(tide::Error::new(StatusCode::BadRequest, err)),
     }