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.

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 ...

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 ...

“Time for my 2 p.m. fridge cigarette,” one TikTok user wrote in an on-screen message, in a video which showed him reaching for a Diet Coke. “Just a little something to take the edge off.” ...