English
Ratboy
From rat + boy.
first attested x-files, the main Usenet newsgroup for the show, where it is first attested in 1994 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
Coined by fans as a humorous reference to the character's amoral and duplicitous nature. Popularized on alt.tv.x-files, the main Usenet newsgroup for the show, where it is first attested in 1994.
Today it means
name The fictional character Alex Krycek from The X-Files.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ratboy