Does anyone know?

I remember it from Everquest referring to low-level players getting elite gear to help with powerleveling. At some point, I think the term shifted to any sort of powerleveled character, or anyone wearing specific items associated with it, like the 14hp/sec regen Fungal Tunic.

The thing is...there's also another connotation for it that I know of, which would be a little less...in having to do with MMOs. I do believe this term predates EQ, and in fact any MMO..and probably home computing.

Anyway, let's get a little colloquial etymology thread going here. I think the term needs re-coining.