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.

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.

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.

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.

“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 ...