Two sets of lads knocking seven bells out of each other, with mutual consent and involving no-one else, strikes me as one of the more socially acceptable outlets.

He seems lucky to have found in the bouncing business a socially acceptable outlet for his energy.

On the other hand, critics who view violence as a type of content, or as a theme, claim it is cathartic and provides "acceptable outlets for anti-social impulses."

Why, they might even provide a more socially acceptable outlet for those who currently feel the need to spray paint buildings.

Especially with the elderly, who don't get hugged very much, these dogs provide a socially acceptable outlet for the need to touch and be touched.

But she had an idea, and it might take Kel's mind off his anger - or at least give him an acceptable outlet for it.

Spittoons were used openly during the 19th century to provide an acceptable outlet for spitters.

The necessity of cooperation within clans for survival, which imposed the stricture of self-control, found an acceptable outlet in contests with other clans.

The visual pollution resulting from such "aerosol art" degrades our communities and has no redeeming social value, unless you believe it to be an acceptable outlet for its self-serving perpetrators.

And killing vampires was one of the few socially acceptable outlets for a murder streak like his.