baois, f. (gs. ~e). Folly. ~ na hóige, youthful folly, indiscretions. Le barr ~e, out of sheer wantonness. Ag imirt a bháire ~e, sowing his wild oats. Ag dul i m~, getting silly. Tá sé ar ~ le hólachán, he is drinking himself silly. Ag déanamh ~e as a háilleacht, putting on airs on account of her beauty.