מציאהmetsie meaning in Yiddish
a bargain, a real find · noun (feminine); plural מציאות, metsies
Also spelled in English: metziah, metsieh
You carry the thing home wrapped in newspaper, delighted with yourself, and someone in the kitchen looks at it and says 'a gantse metsie.' Now you know exactly what you bought.
דרײַ שעה האָט ער זיך געדונגען אויפֿן מאַרק פֿאַר אַ מציאה וואָס איז נישט קיין מציאה.
“He haggled three hours at the market over a bargain that's no bargain.”
Think of a time you (or someone you know) brought home a supposed 'metsie'. What was it, and what was the final verdict?
Yiddish words for money, bargains and work
Published 15 September 2026