It seems a version of "estar pato" ("without money"), although perhaps it refers to the "walking or walking of the duck", which is very characteristic, since on land it has an affected movement, inelegant. It can also be "being with diarrhea", like the Creole duck, which defecates all the time, even while walking. See patotero, be on the road.
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