ounce man noun a drug dealer at the wholesale level, buying and selling in ounces US,1966
— Burgess Laughlin, JobOpportunitiesintheBlackMarket, p. 3, 1978: “Glossary”
All the kilo men and ounce men around town talked about real estate, about getting out, but Strike knew they were all full of shit. — Richard Price, Clockers, p. 57, 1992