noun
outlet; place to vent
Used for emotions, dissatisfaction, or gaze; often in phrases like 目のやり場 (where to look) or 怒りのやり場 (outlet for anger).
See also: 目のやり場
彼は怒りのやり場に困った。
He didn't know where to vent his anger.
目のやり場に困る格好だった。
I didn't know where to look (because of the revealing outfit).
noun
place to put; place to dispose
Concrete physical sense: a place to put or get rid of something. Less common than the emotional sense.
粗大ゴミのやり場がない。
There's no place to put the oversized trash.
はけ口 is a more common word for 'outlet' for emotions or stress, while やり場 is often used in set phrases like 目のやり場.
Compound of the continuative form of やる (to do, to send) and 場 (place). Literally 'place to do/send something'.