The "fridge cigarette" trend features Gen Z members using Diet Coke as a stress-relief ritual, with experts noting that ...

Gen Z has embraced the "fridge cigarette," a Diet Coke break, as a nicotine-free pause in their digital lives. While offering ...

The popularity of the term “fridge cigarette” — used in many cases to describe a Diet Coke specifically, though not ...

While the term “fridge cigarette” is new to the internet’s lexicon, the idea of treating oneself to a Diet Coke break is not.

The term “fridge cigarette” — also known as a Diet Coke — has recently taken off online, thanks to a video posted on June 8 by TikToker Rachel Reno.

What is a "fridge cigarette"? The term, which refers to a Diet Coke as the modern-day smoke break, has taken off online, particularly on TikTok, this month.

“overheard someone call Diet Coke a ‘fridge cigarette’ and nothing’s been more true to me since,” her caption reads. In it, Reno is seated atop a blanket on the grass with a wrapped-up ...

In a follow-up video, Ms. Reno took the fridge cigarette analogy further. Cans of Diet Coke, she said, are like Parliament cigarettes, whereas regular Coke gives off Marlboro Red energy.

It’s not entirely clear why some Gen Z-ers and soda fanatics are so readily embracing the term “fridge cigarette,” but it may have something to do with a quick soda break becoming more ...