what's the meaning of 'making a meal out of it', 'chinppendale and the balsa wood', and 'a pop'?
1. what's the meaning of 'there is no point making a meal out of it, is there?'? I guess the word 'meal' here refers to 'small deal', but I'm not sure about that. the context is that the speaker has played his partner once again.

2. It's a hen night. Then the striper was phoning cancelled and a riot among the girls came up. So some other man acted as a striper and danced for those girls. But some girl reckoned it was disgusting. Then someone said: 'You've heard of the Chippendale. It's the balsa wood.' Then others laughed. What did those words imply?

3. if someone said:'pay 20 pence a pop', does 'a pop' here mean 'a time' or 'once'?

Thank you for your reply. I'd appreciate it.

Question

what's the meaning of 'making a meal out of it', 'chinppendale and the balsa wood', and 'a pop'?
1. what's the meaning of 'there is no point making a meal out of it, is there?'? I guess the word 'meal' here refers to 'small deal', but I'm not sure about that. the context is that the speaker has played his partner once again. 

2. It's a hen night. Then the striper was phoning cancelled and a riot among the girls came up. So some other man acted as a striper and danced for those girls. But some girl reckoned it was disgusting. Then someone said: 'You've heard of the Chippendale. It's the balsa wood.' Then others laughed. What did those words imply?

3. if someone said:'pay 20 pence a pop', does 'a pop' here mean 'a time' or 'once'? 

Thank you for your reply. I'd appreciate it.

Answer

make a meal (out) of something   (British & Australian)
to spend more time or energy doing something than is necessary . eg:I only asked her to write a brief summary of the main points but she made a real meal out of it. 


Chip·pen·dale adj.
Of or relating to an 18th-century English style of furniture characterized by flowing lines and often rococo ornamentation.
[After Thomas Chippendale.]
balsa wood is the wood that can be cut with sissors, very cheap and ordinary, so the comparison refers to the quality of the streapers.



a pop (Informal) = each 

source: www.thefreedictionary.com

Answer

1. to make a bigger deal out of something than is necessary

2. The Chippendales are a male dance/stripper group who can be hired for hen parties and other events. Bolsa wood is a type of weak, flimsy wood. I do not really understand the reference to bolsa wood here without seeing the actual footage, but anyway I think you have transcribed it incorrectly.

3. a pop = a time

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