What is "tums"? Is it commonly used?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
"Tums" refers to "tummy", "belly", or "stomach", however, in this context, it is referring to having a feeling of intuition. When people say that they have a strong feeling about something, it is called a "gut feeling" as a weird feeling is often felt from their "stomach" or from their "gut". The term "tums" is not commonly used in other contexts, except as a name of a brand of medicine to relieve stomach pain. "Tummy" is more common to use, but normally only among children. Usually people would say "stomach" or "gut" in this context. Ex: I have a strong feeling in my gut that this is wrong.