But at least I have the memory

‘But at least I have the memory…’ is a line from a song by the American musician & artist, Ariana Grande.

This line is at 2:33 on ‘Thinking Bout You’, a song by Ariana Grande that was released in 2016, part of her ‘Dangerous Woman’ album.

People often refer this quote to remembering something that is gone.

1: ‘What’s your favorite line from the album ‘Dangerous Woman’ by Ariana Grande?’
2: ‘“But at least I have the memory…” from ‘Thinking Bout You’!’

by MrPatch December 22, 2023

complex memory

Memory with both a real and imaginary component to it. (Analogous to complex numbers)

Alice: so you won a lottery after the bar fight but aliens stole the cash... are you sure you're not making this up?
Bob: I admit it's a complex memory.

by johnaoeboecoedoe May 26, 2013

cringe memory

The phenomenon where we're ironically better in remembering embarrassing moments*

*compared to the moments when we've done all the things we should do

I was trying to recall my achievements, but all I could think about were the cringe memory, like the time I tripped in front of my crush during the school assembly.

by Emotional Cruiser September 24, 2025

Memorial High School

4 years of torture in Frisco. Like, Literally I had my senior year end in a school prank which literally consisted of toilet paper being thrown around and sprayed. Half the time the bathrooms don't work because 1 or 2 idiots keep on ruining it for everybody (the doors literally got torn down in the bathroom).

Everyday there is a fight in this school because of some stupid breakup.
Class of 2022 is going to be known for their stupidity and I am glad I am out of what I like to call "El Diablo"
The teachers are pretty good though.

No sir, I would not like a Memorial High School as a punishment over prison.
Judge: Prison it is!

by CallMeAri July 19, 2022

matchbox memory

Random images ingrained in your memory for no apparent reason, that are too vague to analyze, or try to understand why? you remember them and not other random images from life.
Ex, suddenly being reminded of the sight of walking through a carnival from ten years ago, or a person from a dream who you never knew, that come back to you occasionally.
"Matchbox" memory, because they're so small and disposable (so flammable) but somehow they never disappeared; like a match lighting on fire in an instant, a matchbox memory just comes to you for no reason, but you know you've already thought about it sometime before.

You know those things you remember, that are like flashbacks but they don't mean anything? Those one-frame memories taking up space in your brain for no reason? That's a matchbox memory. Images from your life that don't mean anything but that you can't shake

by The Second Boz May 7, 2017

memory baiting

To masturbate to one's thoughts, especially when pornography is not available.

Shit! My phone died five minutes in, guess I'll just start memory baiting instead.

by Boofling November 11, 2019

Shlong Term Memory

A person has a combination of short and long term memory.

Me: Hey Gordon, do you remember the homework that was due today from two weeks ago.

Gordon: Nah, I don't remember anything like that.

Me: But it's due in like an hour.

Gordon: What's due in an hour?

Me: Damn you got that shlong term memory.

by MountedGeneral June 30, 2018