Ratboy
name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The fictional character Alex Krycek from The X-Files.
"Do you know who Ratboy is?"
Example
More examples"But this Krycek—self-consciously multivoiced, focalizing as a fan reader through his obsession with Mulder, Ratboy yet sympathetically damaged—is carefully constructed as a recognizable source character interpreted in a new light."
Etymology
From rat + boy. 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.
More for "ratboy"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.