estar pato
🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile
What does “estar pato” mean?
to be broke
Example
“No puedo salir, ando pato.”
I can't go out, I'm broke.
Good to know
Literally "to be a duck".
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: no tener dinero
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- gambaa hundred pesos
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- chauchaa pittance, small change
- mano de guaguastingy (lit. "baby's hand", never opens)
- rascacheap, low-quality, tacky
- pegoteside job, a gig
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