No, that's what you think new wave UNIX is. This strikes me as just pedantic nonsense to me. You don't need to go around policing what "new wave" is supposed to mean to everyone.
Yup, ripgrep (and ack before it) is definitely a new style! Doesn't mean it has nothing to do with Unix, or that "new wave Unix" is itself inaccurate or nonsensical.
When you start quoting the dictionary to prove a point, maybe it's time to take a step back.
It has no concrete specific definition as far as I'm aware. It's just a colloquial phrase to distinguish it from something that has been around for a long time, while also drawing focus to its similarities.
