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What does the word 「なんざ」 mean?

> ふざけんじゃねえよ パンチに理{り}屈{くつ} **なんざ** 無{む}用{よう}だい!
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What does the word 「なんざ」 mean?
"なんざ" is a colloquial form of "など" + "は".

Thus I would translate

> パンチに理屈なんざ無用だい

into

> No reasoning/justification is necessary for punches/fist-fighting.
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「なんざ」＝「なんぞ + は」, originally.

「～～なんぞは」⇒「～～なんざあ」⇒「～～なんざ」

The last two are heard almost exclusively around Kanto.

Meaning: Same as 「なんかは」 or 「などは」. ("Stuff like ~~", "~~ and such", etc. )
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