«اِلرَّاجِلْ زَيِّ الْجَزَّارْ مَا يْحِبِّشْ إِلَّا السِّمِينَهْ»

The saying praises a full, well-fleshed figure. A man choosing a wife is said to favor a heavy, sturdy woman, just as a butcher picks the fattest sheep, so both settle on the same choice. It reflects a traditional body ideal valuing fullness, not a universal standard of attractiveness.

The humor lies in matching preferences with different motives: the husband wants a robust partner, while the butcher wants good meat. The comparison playfully endorses plumpness, though likening women to livestock chosen for meat can read as demeaning today.

Fits as a folk remark praising plumpness, such as in talk about traditional marriage preferences or beauty ideals. Since it likens wives to animals for slaughter, explain it as a historical view rather than offer it as a compliment.